tarva
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- tarvene m or n
Noun
tarva n
- definite plural of tarv
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
tarva f
- 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)
- 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. | ||||
Related terms
- tarv
- tarvlig
References
- tarva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tarva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tarva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)