hylla
hylla as a verb
Meaning
honour; pay tribute to; congratulate; honor (US)
In Swedish: fira, uppvakta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hylla | to honour |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hyllar | jag hyllar |
| Past | hyllade | jag hyllade |
| Supine | hyllat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hyllat | jag har hyllat |
| Past perfect | hade hyllat | jag hade hyllat |
| Future | ska hylla | or: kommer att hylla |
| Conditional | skulle hylla | jag skulle hylla |
| Imperative | hylla! | a command |
| Present participle | hyllande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hyllad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hyllas |
|---|---|
| Present | hyllas |
| Past | hyllades |
| Supine | hyllats |
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 hyllar. See the four verb groups explained.
hylla as a noun(en hylla)
Meaning
shelf
In Swedish: smal vågrät skiva, bräda
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hylla |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hyllan |
| Plural, indefinite | hyllor |
| Plural, definite | hyllorna |
hylla is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hylla, den stora hyllan. Check another noun
Practise hylla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hylla). Which is the past tense?
hylla in a sentence
- hon blev hyllad som en hjälteshe was given a hero's reception
Expressions
- lägga på hyllanput on the shelf
Words built with hylla
- bokhylla bookcase
- hatthylla hat rack
Questions
What does hylla mean in English?
hylla means “honour, pay tribute to”.
Is it en hylla or ett hylla?
It is en hylla, and “the shelf” is hyllan.
What is the plural of hylla?
The plural of hylla is hyllor, and the definite plural is hyllorna.
What is the past tense of hylla?
The past tense of hylla is hyllade (“jag hyllade”). The supine is hyllat, used in “jag har hyllat”.
What is the present tense of hylla?
hyllar, the same for every person: jag hyllar, du hyllar, vi hyllar.
Similar words
Origin
Related to hjälle (“scaffolding of poles”), itself from Old Norse hjallr.
Nearby common words
hylla is number 2,650 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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