grönmåla
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Swedish
Etymology
grön (“green”) + måla (“paint”)
Pronunciation
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Verb
grönmåla (present grönmålar, preterite grönmålade, supine grönmålat, imperative grönmåla)
- to greenwash (make something appear more environmentally friendly than it is)
- (literally) to paint green
Conjugation
Conjugation of grönmåla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | grönmåla | grönmålas | ||
| Supine | grönmålat | grönmålats | ||
| Imperative | grönmåla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | grönmålen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | grönmålar | grönmålade | grönmålas | grönmålades |
| Ind. plural1 | grönmåla | grönmålade | grönmålas | grönmålades |
| Subjunctive2 | grönmåle | grönmålade | grönmåles | grönmålades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | grönmålande | |||
| Past participle | grönmålad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- grönmålning (“greenwashing”)