chilla
Meaning
to kick back (relax); to chill (calm down from an agitated state)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att chilla | to kick back |
|---|---|---|
| Present | chillar | jag chillar |
| Past | chillade | jag chillade |
| Supine | chillat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har chillat | jag har chillat |
| Past perfect | hade chillat | jag hade chillat |
| Future | ska chilla | or: kommer att chilla |
| Conditional | skulle chilla | jag skulle chilla |
| Imperative | chilla! | a command |
| Present participle | chillande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | chillas |
|---|---|
| Present | chillas |
| Past | chillades |
| Supine | chillats |
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 chillar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise chilla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (chilla). Which is the past tense?
chilla in a sentence
- Hon chillar i poolenShe's relaxing in the pool
- Chilla!Chill!
Questions
What does chilla mean in English?
chilla means “to kick back (relax), to chill (calm down from an agitated state)”.
What is the past tense of chilla?
The past tense of chilla is chillade (“jag chillade”). The supine is chillat, used in “jag har chillat”.
What is the present tense of chilla?
chillar, the same for every person: jag chillar, du chillar, vi chillar.
Origin
From English chill.
Nearby common words
chilla is number 7,623 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,619initial initial
- 7,620påskynda speed up
- 7,621utantill by heart, from memory
- 7,622överenskommet agreed
- 7,624samtycka agree, [give one's] consent
- 7,625tynga weigh (down)
- 7,626borr gimlet, drill
- 7,627finansiell financial
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary