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vila

rest

vila as a verb

Meaning

rest

In Swedish: inte vara i rörelse, ta igen sig

Conjugation

Conjugation of vila (rest)
Infinitive	att vila	to rest
Present	vilar	jag vilar
Past	vilade	jag vilade
Supine	vilat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har vilat	jag har vilat
Past perfect	hade vilat	jag hade vilat
Future	ska vila	or: kommer att vila
Conditional	skulle vila	jag skulle vila
Imperative	vila!	a command
Present participle	vilande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	vilad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of vila
Infinitive	vilas
Present	vilas
Past	vilades
Supine	vilats

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 vilar. See the four verb groups explained.

vila as a noun(en vila)

Meaning

rest

In Swedish: tillstånd då någon eller något vilar, stillhet, avkoppling

Forms

Forms of vila
Singular, indefinite	en vila
Singular, definite	vilan
Plural, indefinite	vilor
Plural, definite	vilorna

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

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vila in a sentence

vila upp sig
have a good rest
nu vilar vi ett tag
let's rest for a while now
Vila i frid!
Rest in peace!
vila benen
rest one's legs
beslutet vilar på ett rejält faktaunderlag
the decision was made on a sound factual basis
huset vilar på vulkanisk mark
the house rests (is built) on volcanic ground
lägga sig ner och vila
lie down and rest
Huset vilar på grunden
The house rests on the foundation
han unnade sig inte ett ögonblicks vila
he did not allow himself a moment's rest
koppla av och få lite vila
relax and get some rest

Expressions

den sista vilan
the final rest

Words built with vila

vilrum resting room
vilopaus break, rest
vapenvila cease fire

Questions

What does vila mean in English?

vila means “rest”.

Is it en vila or ett vila?

It is en vila, and “the rest” is vilan.

What is the plural of vila?

The plural of vila is vilor, and the definite plural is vilorna.

What is the past tense of vila?

The past tense of vila is vilade (“jag vilade”). The supine is vilat, used in “jag har vilat”.

What is the present tense of vila?

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

Similar words

slapparastrelaxatupplur

Origin

From Old Norse hvíld (“rest, pause”), compare Danish hvile (“rest”), Old High German wīla (German Weile), Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while.

Nearby common words

vila is number 845 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

841andas respire, breathe
842trots despite, in spite of
843omkring around, about
844brev letter
846fri free, independent
847största largest
848kämpa fight
849åtminstone at least

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