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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þvar, þvær, from Old Norse þverr, from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz, presumably from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tvär
- across, perpendicular to the main direction
- (figuratively) opposite
Säger man till honom att göra något så gör han tvärt emot- If you tell him to do something, he'll do the complete opposite
- sharp, abrupt (of a change of direction)
- sudden, abrupt
Historien fick ett tvärt slut- The story came to an abrupt end
- (figuratively) grumpy, stubborn (of a person who gives short, sharp answers, having "lodged themselves sideways")
Var inte så tvär- Don't be so grumpy
- (slang, as an ad-hoc prefix) An intensifier.
Hon är tvärsnygg- She is super hot
Declension
Inflection of tvär
| Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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| common singular
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tvär
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| neuter singular
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tvärt
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| plural
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tvära
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| masculine plural2
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tväre
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| Definite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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| masculine singular3
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tväre
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| all
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tvära
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1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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