Skrubbar

Skrubbar is the Swedish present tense form of the verb skrubba, meaning to scrub or rub hard in order to clean, often with water and detergent. Skrubbar can function as the third-person singular or plural present tense, as in hon skrubbar golvet or de skrubbar väggarna. The infinitive is skrubba; the past tense is skrubbade and the supine is skrubbat. In perfect constructions one uses har skrubbat, hade skrubbat.

The verb is regular in its conjugation and is used for physical cleaning tasks on surfaces such as floors, countertops, dishes, and bathrooms. It can also be used metaphorically to describe thorough revision or cleansing of a text, data, or a record.

Etymology: Skrubba is of Germanic origin; cognates appear in Norwegian bokmål skrubbe and Danish skrubbe, all with similar meaning, and the form skrubbar follows standard Swedish present-tense conjugation.

Common compounds and related terms include skrubborste (scrub brush) and skrubbmedel (scrubbing agent). Regional usage may vary, but skrubba generally denotes the act of cleaning by rubbing with an abrasive action.

Examples: Jag skrubbar köksbänken. De skrubbar badkaret tillsammans. Vi har skrubbat bort fläckarna med en svamp. Skrubba används även i överförd bemärkelse för noggrann genomgång eller rensning.