tvinga
Meaning
force
In Swedish: få (någon) att göra något genom hot el. våld, pressa, driva
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tvinga | to force |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tvingar | jag tvingar |
| Past | tvingade | jag tvingade |
| Supine | tvingat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tvingat | jag har tvingat |
| Past perfect | hade tvingat | jag hade tvingat |
| Future | ska tvinga | or: kommer att tvinga |
| Conditional | skulle tvinga | jag skulle tvinga |
| Imperative | tvinga! | a command |
| Present participle | tvingande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tvingad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tvingas |
|---|---|
| Present | tvingas |
| Past | tvingades |
| Supine | tvingats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use tvingar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tvinga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tvinga). Which is the past tense?
tvinga in a sentence
- tvinga fram en bekännelseforce a confession
- känna sig tvingad att göra någotFeel forced to do sth.
- de tvingades (att) flythey were forced to flee
- Hon tvingade honom att städa husetShe forced him to clean the house
- Tvinga på människor saker som de inte vill haForce things on people that they do not want
Questions
What does tvinga mean in English?
tvinga means “force”.
What is the past tense of tvinga?
The past tense of tvinga is tvingade (“jag tvingade”). The supine is tvingat, used in “jag har tvingat”.
What is the present tense of tvinga?
tvingar, the same for every person: jag tvingar, du tvingar, vi tvingar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish þvinga, from Old Norse þvinga, from Proto-Germanic *þwinganą.
Nearby common words
tvinga is number 701 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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