stänga in

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Swedish

Etymology

stänga (“close”) +‎ in (“in”)

Verb

stänga in (present stänger in, preterite stängde in, supine stängt in, imperative stäng in)

  1. to confine (someone) in a space; to shut, to confine, etc.
    Hon har stängt in sig på rummet
    She has shut herself in her room
    Planen är att stänga in fienden mellan floden och armén
    The plan is to trap the enemy between the river and the army

Usage notes

Puts the emphasis on confining into (stänga in) as opposed to inside (stänga inne), with a similar difference in nuance to English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stänga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive stänga in stängas in
Supine stängt in stängts in
Imperative stäng in —
Imper. plural1 stängen in —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative stänger in stängde in stängs in, stänges in stängdes in
Ind. plural1 stänga in stängde in stängas in stängdes in
Subjunctive2 stänge in stängde in stänges in stängdes in
Participles
Present participle instängande
Past participle instängd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

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