spärra in
Swedish
Verb
spärra in (present spärrar in, preterite spärrade in, supine spärrat in, imperative spärra in)
- to lock up (confine)
- Han spärrade in honom på vinden ― He locked him into the attic
- (slang) to put in jail
- Synonym: bura in
- De borde spärra in hela bunten ― They ought to jail the whole bunch
Conjugation
| 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.