No. 4,422 in Swedish

tvingar

"To force" or "to compel."

In a sentence

Han tvingar mig att gå till skolan.
He forces me to go to school.
The word 'tvingar' here is used as a verb, meaning 'forces', indicating that someone is compelling another person to perform an action against their will.
De tvingar fram en lösning på problemet.
They are forcing a solution to the problem.
In this sentence, 'tvingar' is used to describe initiating or compelling a resolution in a challenging situation.
Hon tvingar sig själv att vara glad.
She forces herself to be happy.
Here, 'tvingar' is used reflexively to indicate that someone is compelling themselves to adopt a certain behavior or emotion.

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