tarva

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

tarva n

  1. definite plural of tarv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tarva f

  1. 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)

  1. 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
present participle tarvande
past participle

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

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