gillra
Meaning
set
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att gillra | to set |
|---|---|---|
| Present | gillrar | jag gillrar |
| Past | gillrade | jag gillrade |
| Supine | gillrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har gillrat | jag har gillrat |
| Past perfect | hade gillrat | jag hade gillrat |
| Future | ska gillra | or: kommer att gillra |
| Conditional | skulle gillra | jag skulle gillra |
| Imperative | gillra! | a command |
| Present participle | gillrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | gillrad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | gillras |
|---|---|
| Present | gillras |
| Past | gillrades |
| Supine | gillrats |
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 gillrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise gillra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (gillra). Which is the past tense?
gillra in a sentence
- att gillra en fällato set a trap
Expressions
- gillra en fällaset a trap
Questions
What does gillra mean in English?
gillra means “set”.
What is the past tense of gillra?
The past tense of gillra is gillrade (“jag gillrade”). The supine is gillrat, used in “jag har gillrat”.
What is the present tense of gillra?
gillrar, the same for every person: jag gillrar, du gillrar, vi gillrar.
Origin
From Old Swedish gildra, from Old Norse gildra.
Nearby common words
gillra is number 7,488 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 7,487bössa gun, rifle, money-box
- 7,489idealisk ideal
- 7,490jubla celebrate, cheer
- 7,491konspirera plot, conspire
- 7,492löpare runner, bishop
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