bila
bila as a verb
Meaning
travel (go) by car
In Swedish: åka bil
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bila | to travel |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bilar | jag bilar |
| Past | bilade | jag bilade |
| Supine | bilat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bilat | jag har bilat |
| Past perfect | hade bilat | jag hade bilat |
| Future | ska bila | or: kommer att bila |
| Conditional | skulle bila | jag skulle bila |
| Imperative | bila! | a command |
| Present participle | bilande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bilad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bilas |
|---|---|
| Present | bilas |
| Past | bilades |
| Supine | bilats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use bilar. See the four verb groups explained.
bila as a noun(en bila)
Meaning
broad-axe
In Swedish: yxa med bred egg
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bila |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bilan |
| Plural, indefinite | bilor |
| Plural, definite | bilorna |
bila is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bila, den stora bilan. Check another noun
Practise bila
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bila). Which is the past tense?
bila in a sentence
- Många bilar till jobbet varje dagMany people drive to work every day
- Vi bilade ner till Spanien förra sommarenWe drove down to Spain last summer
Questions
What does bila mean in English?
bila means “travel (go) by car”.
Is it en bila or ett bila?
It is en bila, and “the broad-axe” is bilan.
What is the plural of bila?
The plural of bila is bilor, and the definite plural is bilorna.
What is the past tense of bila?
The past tense of bila is bilade (“jag bilade”). The supine is bilat, used in “jag har bilat”.
What is the present tense of bila?
bilar, the same for every person: jag bilar, du bilar, vi bilar.
Origin
From Old Swedish bila, ultimately from *bʰeid.
Nearby common words
bila is number 545 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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