No. 472 in Swedish
tvingades
"Was forced" or "had to (be compelled to)."
In a sentence
Hon tvingades lämna huset tidigt på morgonen.
She was forced to leave the house early in the morning.
Here, 'tvingades' indicates a necessity imposed on someone against their will or outside their initial preferences in a past timeframe.
De tvingades att arbeta under svåra förhållanden.
They were compelled to work under difficult conditions.
In this sentence, 'tvingades' conveys a forceful imposition of work under unfavorable circumstances experienced previously.
Efter stormen tvingades vi att söka skydd hos grannar.
After the storm, we had to seek shelter with neighbors.
Here, 'tvingades' implies an urgent and compelling need to take a particular action due to external circumstances in the past.
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