gilla
Meaning
like; approve
In Swedish: tycka om, uppskatta; godkänna
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att gilla | to like |
|---|---|---|
| Present | gillar | jag gillar |
| Past | gillade | jag gillade |
| Supine | gillat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har gillat | jag har gillat |
| Past perfect | hade gillat | jag hade gillat |
| Future | ska gilla | or: kommer att gilla |
| Conditional | skulle gilla | jag skulle gilla |
| Imperative | gilla! | a command |
| Present participle | gillande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | gillad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | gillas |
|---|---|
| Present | gillas |
| Past | gillades |
| Supine | gillats |
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 gillar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise gilla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (gilla). Which is the past tense?
gilla in a sentence
- jag gillar inte grötI don't like porridge
- Du kommer säkert att gilla henne, hon är så trevlig.You are surely going to like her, she is so nice.
- av konungen gillad och stadfästapproved and ratified by the king
Questions
What does gilla mean in English?
gilla means “like, approve”.
What is the past tense of gilla?
The past tense of gilla is gillade (“jag gillade”). The supine is gillat, used in “jag har gillat”.
What is the present tense of gilla?
gillar, the same for every person: jag gillar, du gillar, vi gillar.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
- Comparing things in Swedish with mer änComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Giving commands in SwedishComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Tycker om versus gillar in SwedishComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Listening versus hearing in SwedishComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish verbs for love, hate and likeComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish kitchen vocabulary and the verb föredraComplete Swedish – Season 2
Origin
From Old Swedish gilda, from Old Norse gilda.
Nearby common words
gilla is number 161 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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