villa
villa as a verb
Meaning
to confuse, to mislead (cause someone to feel lost or to go astray)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att villa | to confuse |
|---|---|---|
| Present | villar | jag villar |
| Past | villade | jag villade |
| Supine | villat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har villat | jag har villat |
| Past perfect | hade villat | jag hade villat |
| Future | ska villa | or: kommer att villa |
| Conditional | skulle villa | jag skulle villa |
| Imperative | villa! | a command |
| Present participle | villande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | villad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | villas |
|---|---|
| Present | villas |
| Past | villades |
| Supine | villats |
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 villar. See the four verb groups explained.
villa as a noun(en villa)
Meaning
detached house; illusion
In Swedish: fristående en- el. tvåfamiljshus med trädgård
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en villa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | villan |
| Plural, indefinite | villor |
| Plural, definite | villorna |
villa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor villa, den stora villan. Check another noun
Practise villa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (villa). Which is the past tense?
Words built with villa
- villaområde residential district
- villaägare homeowner
- synvilla optical illusion
Questions
What does villa mean in English?
villa means “to confuse, to mislead (cause someone to feel lost or to go astray)”.
Is it en villa or ett villa?
It is en villa, and “the detached house” is villan.
What is the plural of villa?
The plural of villa is villor, and the definite plural is villorna.
What is the past tense of villa?
The past tense of villa is villade (“jag villade”). The supine is villat, used in “jag har villat”.
What is the present tense of villa?
villar, the same for every person: jag villar, du villar, vi villar.
Origin
From Italian villa, from Latin villa.
Nearby common words
villa is number 2,211 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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