In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | tillbe; tillbedja |
| Present | tillber; tillbeder |
| Past | tillbad |
| Imperative | tillbe; tillbed |
| Supine | tillbedjat; tillbedit; tillbett |
Verbs similar to 'tillbe'
tillge,
tillse,
tillgå,
tillra,
tillta,
billa,
dilla,
gilla,
gillas,
gillra,
Translations
worship, to honor and adore, especially as a deity
Sample Sentences
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Vilka gudar tillber de? (What gods do they worship?)
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Det finns ingen annan gud än Jag – tillbe Mig! (There is no god but Me – worship Me!) [1998, Mohammed Knut Bernström, transl., “Al-Anbiya 21:25”, in Koranens budskap [The Message of the Quran], Proprius förlag, accessed at Quran.com, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2025:]
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Det står skrivet: Herren, din Gud, skall du tillbe, och endast honom skall du dyrka. (It is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.") [2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Lukasevangeliet [Luke] 4:8”, in Bibel 2000, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2025:]
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Guds första maning och rättmätiga krav är att människan tar emot honom och tillber honom. (God's first call and just demand is that man accept him and worship him.) [2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church], Catholica, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2025, §2084:]
Additional Information
Etymology
From older tillbedja, equivalent to till + be.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.