vitmena
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
vitmena (present vitmenar, preterite vitmenade, supine vitmenat, imperative vitmena)
- to whitewash, to paint white (with lime)
- to whitewash, to make something appear cleaner or more orderly than it really is
- Den ena sidan vitmenar dem, urskuldar alla extrema yttranden och menar att de sedan länge tagit avstånd från våldet
- One side whitewashes them, pardons all extreme statements and means that they have long since distanced themselves from violence
- Den ena sidan vitmenar dem, urskuldar alla extrema yttranden och menar att de sedan länge tagit avstånd från våldet
Conjugation
Conjugation of vitmena (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | vitmena | vitmenas | ||
Supine | vitmenat | vitmenats | ||
Imperative | vitmena | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | vitmenen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | vitmenar | vitmenade | vitmenas | vitmenades |
Ind. plural1 | vitmena | vitmenade | vitmenas | vitmenades |
Subjunctive2 | vitmene | vitmenade | vitmenes | vitmenades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | vitmenande | |||
Past participle | vitmenad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |