inbilla

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German inbilden, equivalent to German einbilden. The German word is perhaps from Latin imaginor. Compare Danish indbilde.

Verb

inbilla (present inbillar, preterite inbillade, supine inbillat, imperative inbilla)

  1. (reflexive) to (falsely) imagine
    du inbillar dig
    you're imagining things
  2. to convince (of something false)
    inbilla någon något
    convince someone of something (false)

Conjugation
Conjugation of inbilla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive inbilla inbillas
Supine inbillat inbillats
Imperative inbilla —
Imper. plural1 inbillen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative inbillar inbillade inbillas inbillades
Ind. plural1 inbilla inbillade inbillas inbillades
Subjunctive2 inbille inbillade inbilles inbillades
Participles
Present participle inbillande
Past participle inbillad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References
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