tarva

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• tarvene m or n

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.

Related terms

• tarv
• tarvlig

References

• tarva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tarva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tarva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)