en bil
Meaning
car; motorcar; automobile (US); auto (US)
In Swedish: ett slags motordrivet fordon
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bil |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bilen |
| Plural, indefinite | bilar |
| Plural, definite | bilarna |
bil is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bil, den stora bilen. Check another noun
Practise bil
1 / 2Is it en bil or ett bil?
bil in a sentence
- åka bilgo by car
- Jag vet inte hur man kör en bil, kan du lära mig att köra?I don't know how to drive a car, can you teach me how to drive?
- köra bildrive a car
- köpa bilbuy a car
- sitta fram / bak i bilensit in the front / back of the car
- Jag tog bilen in till stan och handlade matI took the car into town and picked up groceries [shopped food]
Words built with bil
- biltrafik motor traffic
- lastbil lorry, (truck)
- bilsjuka carsickness
- biltelefon car phone
- bilfri free of cars
- bilsjuk carsick
- personbil passenger car
- bilburen motorized
Questions
What does bil mean in English?
bil means “car, motorcar”.
Is it en bil or ett bil?
It is en bil, and “the car” is bilen.
What is the plural of bil?
The plural of bil is bilar, and the definite plural is bilarna.
Similar words
automobil
Where the course teaches it
- Swedish words for now, today, tomorrowComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish possessives: min and mittComplete Swedish – Season 1
- The full set of Swedish possessivesComplete Swedish – Season 1
- The definite form of Swedish nounsComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Basic Swedish greetings and farewellsComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish question words: vad and hurComplete Swedish – Season 1
Origin
From Danish bil.
Nearby common words
bil is number 254 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

