pigga upp
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Swedish[edit]
Verb[edit]
pigga upp (present piggar upp, preterite piggade upp, supine piggat upp, imperative pigga upp)
- to cheer up someone who's down, to brighten up, to stimulate
- Han köpte en nytt datorspel för att pigga upp sig
- He bought a new computer game to cheer himself up
- Kaffe piggar upp dig
- Coffee will wake you up
- Att pigga upp färger
- To brighten up colors
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of pigga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | pigga upp | piggas upp | ||
| Supine | piggat upp | piggats upp | ||
| Imperative | pigga upp | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | piggen upp | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | piggar upp | piggade upp | piggas upp | piggades upp |
| Ind. plural1 | pigga upp | piggade upp | piggas upp | piggades upp |
| Subjunctive2 | pigge upp | piggade upp | pigges upp | piggades upp |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | uppiggande | |||
| Past participle | uppiggad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms[edit]
- pigg (“alert”)