inskränka

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German einschränken, equivalent to in- +‎ skränka. Latter half of compound related to skrank and skranka (“fence”). Original sense was "put (someone) inside the fence" or "keep within the confines".

Verb

inskränka (present inskränker, preterite inskränkte, supine inskränkt, imperative inskränk)

  1. restrict, narrow, confine

Conjugation

Conjugation of inskränka (weak)
active passive
infinitive inskränka inskränkas
supine inskränkt inskränkts
imperative inskränk —
imper. plural1 inskränken —
present past present past
indicative inskränker inskränkte inskränks, inskränkes inskränktes
ind. plural1 inskränka inskränkte inskränkas inskränktes
subjunctive2 inskränke inskränkte inskränkes inskränktes
present participle inskränkande
past participle inskränkt

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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