tillbringa

Swedish

Etymology

till +‎ bringa

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

tillbringa (present tillbringar, preterite tillbringade, supine tillbringat, imperative tillbringa)

1. to spend (time)

   Synonym: (expend time) lägga

   De tillbringade natten på hotellet ― They spent the night at the hotel

Conjugation

Conjugation of tillbringa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tillbringa		tillbringas
Supine	tillbringat		tillbringats
Imperative	tillbringa		—
Imper. plural1	tillbringen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tillbringar	tillbringade	tillbringas	tillbringades
Ind. plural1	tillbringa	tillbringade	tillbringas	tillbringades
Subjunctive2	tillbringe	tillbringade	tillbringes	tillbringades
	Participles
Present participle	tillbringande
Past participle	tillbringad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• tillbringare

See also

• spendera

Further reading

• tillbringa in Svensk ordbok.