bli till
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
bli till (present blir till, preterite blev till, supine blivit till, imperative bli till)
- to come into being (of something concrete or abstract)
- Det är så barn blir till
- That's how children are made
- (reflexive) to become very excited
- Han blev helt till sig när han såg vad som låg i presenten
- He became super excited when he saw what he had gotten as a present
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bli till | — | ||
| supine | blivit till | — | ||
| imperative | bli till | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | blin till | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | blir till | blev till | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | bli till | blevo till | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | bli till | bleve till | — | — |
| present participle | tillblivande | |||
| past participle | tillbliven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bliva till | — | ||
| supine | blivit till | — | ||
| imperative | bliv till | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bliven till | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bliver till | blev till | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | bliva till | blevo till | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | blive till | bleve till | — | — |
| present participle | tillblivande | |||
| past participle | tillbliven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- tillblivelse (“coming into existence”)