skärpa

See also: skarpa

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

skärpa c

1. sharpness; the cutting ability of an edge
2. sharpness, distinctness in an image

Declension

Declension of skärpa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skärpa	skärpan	skärpor	skärporna
Genitive	skärpas	skärpans	skärpors	skärpornas

Antonyms

• (cutting ability): slöhet

Verb

skärpa (present skärper, preterite skärpte, supine skärpt, imperative skärp)

1. (about a cutting blade, or an argument) sharpen; to make sharp
2. sharpen; to make stricter

   Säkerhetskontrollen vid flygplatserna har skärpts ytterligare.

   The security checks at the airports has been toughened up even more.

3. (reflexive) to behave better; to improve one's behaviour; as in to slack less and work more

Conjugation

Conjugation of skärpa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skärpa		skärpas
Supine	skärpt		skärpts
Imperative	skärp		—
Imper. plural1	skärpen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skärper	skärpte	skärps, skärpes	skärptes
Ind. plural1	skärpa	skärpte	skärpas	skärptes
Subjunctive2	skärpe	skärpte	skärpes	skärptes
	Participles
Present participle	skärpande
Past participle	skärpt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (sharpen): vässa

Related terms

• inskärpa
• skarp
• skärpning