pyssla

Swedish

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pyssla (present pysslar, preterite pysslade, supine pysslat, imperative pyssla)

to do arts and crafts and similar activities
Barnen pysslade i skolan
The children were doing arts and crafts in school
to putter, to potter around, to tinker
Synonyms: knåpa, pilla, påta, pula

Jag pysslar lite hemma
I'm pottering around a bit at home

Conjugation of pyssla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pyssla		pysslas
Supine	pysslat		pysslats
Imperative	pyssla		—
Imper. plural¹	pysslen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pysslar	pysslade	pysslas	pysslades
Ind. plural¹	pyssla	pysslade	pysslas	pysslades
Subjunctive²	pyssle	pysslade	pyssles	pysslades
	Participles
Present participle	pysslande
Past participle	pysslad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.