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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þrængia, from Old Norse þrøngva, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwijaną (“to press, to push”). See Danish trenge, Norwegian Bokmål trenge, Norwegian Nynorsk trenga, Icelandic þröngva.
Pronunciation
Verb
tränga (present tränger, preterite trängde, supine trängt, imperative träng)
- to press, to push, to cram
- tränga in ― penetrate (push in)
- att trängas ― to cram together as a group of people, to force one's way
- De trängs bak i bilen ― They're crammed ("are cramming/pressing") in the back of the car
- Sluta trängas! ― Stop jostling/cramming (yourself in)!
- att tränga ut ― to crowd out
- Hären trängde fram genom fiendens territorium ― The army pressed forward through enemy territory
- Han trängde sig fram genom folkmassan ― He jostled his way through the crowd ("pressed himself forth")
Usage notes
- The intuition is to create tightness through pressing (pushing against resistance). Though usually not a natural translation, press should give the right idea.
- See the usage notes for knuffa as well. The passive forms with -s work the same way and mean is pressing.
Conjugation
Conjugation of tränga (weak)
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