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)
Conjugation
| 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.