finputsa

Swedish

Etymology

fin (“fine”) +‎ putsa (“polish, shine”)

Verb

finputsa (present finputsar, preterite finputsade, supine finputsat, imperative finputsa)

1. to polish (away smaller irregularities or impurities)
2. (figuratively) to fine-tune, to polish, to hone, to put the finishing touches on

Conjugation

Conjugation of finputsa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	finputsa		finputsas
Supine	finputsat		finputsats
Imperative	finputsa		—
Imper. plural1	finputsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	finputsar	finputsade	finputsas	finputsades
Ind. plural1	finputsa	finputsade	finputsas	finputsades
Subjunctive2	finputse	finputsade	finputses	finputsades
	Participles
Present participle	finputsande
Past participle	finputsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• finputsning

See also

• finslipa

References

• finputsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• finputsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)