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bilda

establish, found, form, constitute

Meaning

establish; found; form; constitute

In Swedish: skapa, grunda; utgöra

Conjugation

Conjugation of bilda (establish)
Infinitive	att bilda	to establish
Present	bildar	jag bildar
Past	bildade	jag bildade
Supine	bildat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har bildat	jag har bildat
Past perfect	hade bildat	jag hade bildat
Future	ska bilda	or: kommer att bilda
Conditional	skulle bilda	jag skulle bilda
Imperative	bilda!	a command
Present participle	bildande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	bildad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of bilda
Infinitive	bildas
Present	bildas
Past	bildades
Supine	bildats

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 bildar. See the four verb groups explained.

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bilda in a sentence

bilda ett nytt parti
found a new party
bilda sig en uppfattning om något
Form an opinion of sth.
att bilda sig en uppfattning
to form an opinion
att bilda ett företag
to found a company
att bilda familj
to start a family

Questions

What does bilda mean in English?

bilda means “establish, found”.

What is the past tense of bilda?

The past tense of bilda is bildade (“jag bildade”). The supine is bildat, used in “jag har bildat”.

What is the present tense of bilda?

bildar, the same for every person: jag bildar, du bildar, vi bildar.

Similar words

skapaupprättainstifta

Origin

From German bilden, equivalent to bild + -a.

Nearby common words

bilda is number 1,461 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,457saka to play an arbitrary (useless) card instead of one in the correct suit, when one is obliged but unable to follow suit
1,458karta map
1,459svärd sword
1,460sommar summer
1,462sol sun
1,463trappa stairs
1,464klass class, form
1,465matcha match

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