peppa
Swedish
Etymology
From English pep + -a. Attested since 1965.
Verb
peppa (present peppar, preterite peppade, supine peppat, imperative peppa)
- (colloquial) to (re)inject with energy and enthusiasm (for something or in preparation for something); to pep, to psych
- Synonym: peppa upp
- Tränaren peppade dom inför matchen
- The coach was psyching them up for the game
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | peppa | peppas | ||
| supine | peppat | peppats | ||
| imperative | peppa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | peppen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | peppar | peppade | peppas | peppades |
| ind. plural1 | peppa | peppade | peppas | peppades |
| subjunctive2 | peppe | peppade | peppes | peppades |
| present participle | peppande | |||
| past participle | peppad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- peppad (“stoked”)
See also
- tagga (“psych”)