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Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
tvungen
- obligatory; obligate
- constrained, stiff
Swedish
Etymology
past participle of tvinga
Pronunciation
Adjective
tvungen (not comparable)
- forced (by circumstances)
Vi var tvungna att ge upp- We had to give up
- (literally, “We were forced to give up”)
Declension
| Inflection of tvungen
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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tvungen
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| Neuter singular
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tvunget
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| Plural
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tvungna
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| Masculine plural3
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tvungne
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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 singular1
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tvungne
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| All
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tvungna
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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Derived terms
See also
Participle
tvungen
- past participle of tvinga
References