bilde ind

Danish

Alternative forms

• indbilde

Etymology

From bilde (“to form”) +‎ ind (“in”), calque of German einbilden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bilə enˀ/, [b̥ilə ˈenˀ]

Verb

bilde ind (past tense bildte ind, past participle bildt ind)

1. (transitive) to convince (to make someone believe that something false is true)

   Jeg bildte ham ind at ost var lavet af fårepis.

   I convinced him that cheese was made of sheep piss.

2. (reflexive) to imagine

Conjugation

Inflection of bilde ind

	present	past
simple	bilder ind	bildte ind
perfect	har bildt ind	havde bildt ind
passive	bildes ind	bildtes ind
participle	bildende ind	bildt ind
imperative	bild ind	—
infinitive	bilde ind	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	bilden ind	—

References

• “bilde ind” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “bilde sig ind” in Den Danske Ordbog