Swedish noun

en inbillning

imagination, fancy

Meaning

imagination; fancy

In Swedish: felaktig föreställning

Forms

Forms of inbillning
Singular, indefiniteen inbillning
Singular, definiteinbillningen
Plural, indefiniteinbillningar
Plural, definiteinbillningarna

inbillning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor inbillning, den stora inbillningen. Check another noun

Practise inbillning

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Is it en inbillning or ett inbillning?

inbillning in a sentence

  • Det står ingen elefant i hörnet. Det är bara inbillning.
    There's no elephant standing in the corner. It's all in your head / just your imagination.

Words built with inbillning

  • inbillningssjuk suffering from an imaginary illness

Questions

What does inbillning mean in English?

inbillning means “imagination, fancy”.

Is it en inbillning or ett inbillning?

It is en inbillning, and “the imagination” is inbillningen.

What is the plural of inbillning?

The plural of inbillning is inbillningar, and the definite plural is inbillningarna.

Similar words

föreställningillusionsynvilla

Origin

inbilla + -ning.

Nearby common words

inbillning is number 9,114 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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