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 edit
tvinga (file)
Verb edit
tvinga (present tvingar or tvinger, preterite tvingade or tvang, supine tvingat or tvungit, imperative tvinga or tving)
- to force (someone to do something; something upon someone)
Conjugation edit
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 |
| Participles | ||||
| 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tvingande | |||
| Past participle | tvungen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- tvinga in Svensk ordbok.