finslipa
Swedish
editEtymology
editfin (“fine”) + slipa (“grind, polish (with an abrasive surface)”)
Verb
editfinslipa (present finslipar, preterite finslipade, supine finslipat, imperative finslipa)
- to grind away the final, smaller irregularities (from something)
- (figuratively) to put the finishing touches on (something), to fine-tune, to hone
Conjugation
editConjugation of finslipa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | finslipa | finslipas | ||
Supine | finslipat | finslipats | ||
Imperative | finslipa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | finslipen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | finslipar | finslipade | finslipas | finslipades |
Ind. plural1 | finslipa | finslipade | finslipas | finslipades |
Subjunctive2 | finslipe | finslipade | finslipes | finslipades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | finslipande | |||
Past participle | finslipad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |