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
Participles
Present participle tarvande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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