stänga inne

Swedish

Etymology

stänga (close) + inne (inside)

Verb

stänga inne (present stänger inne, preterite stängde inne, supine stängt inne, imperative stäng inne)

  1. to confine (someone or something) inside; to contain, to hem in, etc.
    Brandmännen försöker stänga inne skogsbranden
    The firefighters are trying to hem in the wildfire
    Diktaturen bygger ett högt staket längs gränsen för att stänga inne befolkningen
    The dictatorship is building a high fence along the border to contain the population
    1. to bottle up
      stänga inne sina känslor
      bottle up one's feelings

Usage notes

Puts the emphasis on confining inside (stänga inne) as opposed to into (stänga in), with a similar difference in nuance to English.

Conjugation

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