Swedish adverb · verb· top 2,000 most common

himla

awful, really, very

himla as an adverb

Meaning

awful; really; very

In Swedish: mycket

himla as a verb

Meaning

to roll one's eyes (turn one's eyes upwards, to express cynical disapproval or the like)

Conjugation

Conjugation of himla (roll one's eyes)
Infinitive	att himla	to roll one's eyes
Present	himlar	jag himlar
Past	himlade	jag himlade
Supine	himlat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har himlat	jag har himlat
Past perfect	hade himlat	jag hade himlat
Future	ska himla	or: kommer att himla
Conditional	skulle himla	jag skulle himla
Imperative	himla!	a command
Present participle	himlande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of himla
Infinitive	himlas
Present	himlas
Past	himlades
Supine	himlats

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 himlar. See the four verb groups explained.

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What does himla mean?

himla in a sentence

himla bra
awfully good
Det är så himla bra!
It's so terribly good!
Aili himlade med ögonen och suckade tyst.
Aili rolled her eyes and sighed quietly.

Questions

What does himla mean in English?

himla means “awful, really”.

What is the past tense of himla?

The past tense of himla is himlade (“jag himlade”). The supine is himlat, used in “jag har himlat”.

What is the present tense of himla?

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

Origin

From himmel (“heaven”).

Nearby common words

himla is number 1,693 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,689främling alien, foreigner
1,690jobbigt annoying, Bothersome
1,691gård yard, (country) estate
1,692by village, gust
1,694kaka cake, cookie
1,695skilja separate, part, sever; divide, distinguish, differentiate, tell apart
1,696sorg distress, sorrow
1,697försvunnen lost, disappeared

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