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How to say “trapped” in Swedish

The usual word is att fångadverb · trapped, caught

fångad

att fångad means “trapped”, “caught”.

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Other Swedish words for “trapped”

English “trapped” covers more than one idea. Look at what each Swedish word means on its own to pick the right one.

  • instängdadjective
    confined in a space; confined, trapped, shut in, shut up, cooped up, etc., stuffy (of (the air in) a space)
    Mamman misstänks för att ha hållit sonen instängd i lägenheten i årtionden (The mother is suspected of keeping her son confined / (not necessarily literally) locked up in the apartment for decades)

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