tvinga
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish þvinga, from Old Norse þvinga, from Proto-Germanic *þwinganą, from *þwangiz (“pressure, restraint”). Cognates: see zwingen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]tvinga (present tvingar, preterite tvingade or (dated) tvang, supine tvingat or (dated) tvungit, imperative tvinga or (dated) tving)
- to force (someone to do something)
- Hon tvingade honom att städa huset
- She forced him to clean the house
- (with på) to force (something on someone)
- Tvinga på människor saker som de inte vill ha
- Force things on people that they do not want
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tvinga | tvingas | ||
| supine | tvingat | tvingats | ||
| imperative | tvinga | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tvingen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tvingar | tvingade | tvingas | tvingades |
| ind. plural1 | tvinga | tvingade | tvingas | tvingades |
| subjunctive2 | tvinge | tvingade | tvinges | tvingades |
| present participle | tvingande | |||
| past participle | tvingad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tvinga | tvingas | ||
| supine | tvungit | tvungits | ||
| imperative | tving | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tvingen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tvinger | tvang | tvings, tvinges | tvangs |
| ind. plural1 | tvinga | tvungo | tvingas | tvungos |
| subjunctive2 | tvinge | tvunge | tvinges | tvunges |
| present participle | tvingande | |||
| past participle | tvungen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.