tvinga

Swedish

Etymology

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

tvinga (present tvingar, preterite tvingade or (dated) tvang, supine tvingat or (dated) tvungit, imperative tvinga or (dated) tving)

  1. to force (someone to do something)
    Hon tvingade honom att städa huset
    She forced him to clean the house
  2. (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

Conjugation of tvinga (weak)
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.

Conjugation of tvinga (class 3 strong)
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.

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References

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