tvivla
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish tvifla, tvivel + -a.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tvivla (present tvivlar, preterite tvivlade, supine tvivlat, imperative tvivla)
- to doubt, to be in doubt
Usage notes edit
- For the transitive case (to doubt something), use tvivla på or betvivla
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of tvivla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tvivla | — | ||
| Supine | tvivlat | — | ||
| Imperative | tvivla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tvivlen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tvivlar | tvivlade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | tvivla | tvivlade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | tvivle | tvivlade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tvivlande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- tvivla in Svensk ordbok.