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tvivla

doubt/tviːvla/

Meaning

doubt

In Swedish: vara oviss (om man ska tro på någon el. något)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tvivla (doubt)
Infinitiveatt tvivlato doubt
Presenttvivlarjag tvivlar
Pasttvivladejag tvivlade
Supinetvivlatused after har / hade
Perfecthar tvivlatjag har tvivlat
Past perfecthade tvivlatjag hade tvivlat
Futureska tvivlaor: kommer att tvivla
Conditionalskulle tvivlajag skulle tvivla
Imperativetvivla!a command
Present participletvivlande-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of tvivla
Infinitivetvivlas
Presenttvivlas
Pasttvivlades
Supinetvivlats

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 tvivlar. See the four verb groups explained.

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tvivla in a sentence

  • jag tvivlar på att du har rätt
    I doubt you are correct

Questions

What does tvivla mean in English?

tvivla means “doubt”.

What is the past tense of tvivla?

The past tense of tvivla is tvivlade (“jag tvivlade”). The supine is tvivlat, used in “jag har tvivlat”.

What is the present tense of tvivla?

tvivlar, the same for every person: jag tvivlar, du tvivlar, vi tvivlar.

Similar words

vackla

Origin

From Old Swedish tvifla, tvivel + -a.

Nearby common words

tvivla is number 1,638 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,634sötnos sweetie, cutie, cutie pie
  • 1,635sko shoe, boot
  • 1,636punkt point, full stop
  • 1,637chansa take a chance
  • 1,639red rode
  • 1,640oliv olive
  • 1,641klocka clock, watch
  • 1,642japp yep, yup (affirmative answer)
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