spärra in

Swedish

Verb

spärra in (present spärrar in, preterite spärrade in, supine spärrat in, imperative spärra in)

  1. to lock up (confine)
    Han spärrade in honom på vindenHe locked him into the attic
  2. (slang) to put in jail
    Synonym: bura in
    De borde spärra in hela buntenThey ought to jail the whole bunch

Conjugation

Conjugation of spärra (weak)
active passive
infinitive spärra in spärras in
supine spärrat in spärrats in
imperative spärra in
imper. plural1 spärren in
present past present past
indicative spärrar in spärrade in spärras in spärrades in
ind. plural1 spärra in spärrade in spärras in spärrades in
subjunctive2 spärre in spärrade in spärres in spärrades in
present participle inspärrande
past participle inspärrad

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

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