tvinga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þvinga, from Old Norse þvinga, from Proto-Germanic *þwinganą. Related to Proto-Germanic *þwangiz (“pressure, restraint, clamp, strap”). 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.

Related terms

• avtvinga
• betvinga
• framtvinga
• påtvinga
• tvång

See also

• nödga
• tving

References

• “tvinga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “tvinga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “tvinga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)