borsta
See also: børsta
Swedish
Verb
borsta (present borstar, preterite borstade, supine borstat, imperative borsta)
- (sometimes with a particle like bort, av, or ut) to brush
- borsta tänderna/håret
- brush one's teeth/hair
- borsta bort snön från rutan
- brush the snow off the windshield
- borsta ut håret
- brush out one's hair
- (colloquial, rare) to booze (drink alcohol)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | borsta | borstas | ||
| supine | borstat | borstats | ||
| imperative | borsta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | borsten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | borstar | borstade | borstas | borstades |
| ind. plural1 | borsta | borstade | borstas | borstades |
| subjunctive2 | borste | borstade | borstes | borstades |
| present participle | borstande | |||
| past participle | borstad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.