peppa
Swedish
Etymology
From English pep + -a. Attested since 1965.
Verb
peppa (present peppar, preterite peppade, supine peppat, imperative peppa)
- (colloquial) to (re)inject with energy and enthusiasm (for something or in preparation for something); to pep, to psych
- Synonym: peppa upp
- Tränaren peppade dom inför matchen
- The coach was psyching them up for the game
Conjugation
Conjugation of peppa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | peppa | peppas | ||
| Supine | peppat | peppats | ||
| Imperative | peppa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | peppen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | peppar | peppade | peppas | peppades |
| Ind. plural1 | peppa | peppade | peppas | peppades |
| Subjunctive2 | peppe | peppade | peppes | peppades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | peppande | |||
| Past participle | peppad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- peppad (“stoked”)
See also
- tagga (“psych”)
References
- peppa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- peppa in Svensk ordbok (SO)