No. 336 in Swedish
tvingas
"To be forced."
In a sentence
Jag tvingas gå till jobbet varje dag.
I am forced to go to work every day.
Here, "tvingas" describes a compelled or obligatory state, implying external circumstances necessitate the action.
Hon tvingades att flytta till en annan stad.
She was forced to move to another city.
In this sentence, "tvingades" is used in the past tense to express a situation where the subject was compelled by circumstances or authority to carry out the action of moving.
Många tvingas göra svåra val i livet.
Many are forced to make difficult choices in life.
Here, "tvingas" in its present tense indicates an ongoing situation where individuals face constraints or serious considerations necessitating their decisions.
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