pyssla

Swedish

Etymology

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Verb

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

1. to do arts and crafts and similar activities

   Barnen pysslade i skolan

   The children were doing arts and crafts in school

2. 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

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
present participle		pysslande
past participle		pysslad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• pyssla om

Related terms

• pyssel

References

• pyssla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• pyssla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pyssla in Svensk ordbok (SO)