tarva

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

tarva n

  1. definite plural of tarv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tarva f

  1. definite singular of tarv

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish þorva, þarva, from Old Norse þurfa, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną.

Verb

tarva (present tarvar, preterite tarvade, supine tarvat, imperative tarva)

  1. demand, require, necessitate

Conjugation

Conjugation of tarva (weak)
active passive
infinitive tarva tarvas
supine tarvat tarvats
imperative tarva —
imper. plural1 tarven —
present past present past
indicative tarvar tarvade tarvas tarvades
ind. plural1 tarva tarvade tarvas tarvades
subjunctive2 tarve tarvade tarves tarvades
present participle tarvande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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