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tveka

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish tveka, tvæka, tvika, equivalent to tve- +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tveka (present tvekar, preterite tvekade, supine tvekat, imperative tveka)

  1. to hesitate, to waver
    Tveka inte! Hoppa!
    Don't hesitate! Jump!
  2. to doubt, to waver (hesitate on an idea)
    Ingen ska behöva tveka om att det var rätt beslut.
    No one should have to doubt that it was the right decision.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of tveka (weak)
active passive
infinitive tveka —
supine tvekat —
imperative tveka —
imper. plural1 tveken —
present past present past
indicative tvekar tvekade — —
ind. plural1 tveka tvekade — —
subjunctive2 tveke tvekade — —
present participle tvekande
past participle —

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

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See also

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References

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  • “tveka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • tveka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

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