inbilla
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German inbilden, equivalent to German einbilden. The German word is perhaps from Latin imaginor. Compare Danish indbilde.
Verb
inbilla (present inbillar, preterite inbillade, supine inbillat, imperative inbilla)
- imagine (falsely)
- du inbillar dig
- you're imagining things
Conjugation
Conjugation of inbilla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | inbilla | inbillas | ||
| Supine | inbillat | inbillats | ||
| Imperative | inbilla | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | inbillar | inbillade | inbillas | inbillades |
| Indicative plural1 | inbilla | inbillade | inbillas | inbillades |
| Subjunctive2 | inbille | inbillade | inbilles | inbillades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | inbillande | |||
| Past participle | inbillad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms
- föreställa
- intala
Related terms
- inbillning
- inbilsk
References
- inbilla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- inbilla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- inbilla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)