No. 13,743 in Swedish
vägra
"Vägra" means "to refuse."
In a sentence
Hon vägrade att acceptera erbjudandet.
She refused to accept the offer.
In this sentence, 'vägrade' is used as the past tense of 'vägra,' meaning 'to refuse.' It describes the subject's deliberate decision not to accept something.
Jag kan inte förstå varför han vägrar att hjälpa.
I cannot understand why he refuses to help.
Here, 'vägrar' is the present tense form of 'vägra,' used to describe an ongoing or habitual action where the subject is willingly not complying.
De kommer att vägra att delta i mötet.
They will refuse to participate in the meeting.
The use of 'vägra' in the future tense (as 'kommer att vägra') expresses a planned or expected unwillingness to take part in an event.
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