This is the 472nd most frequent Swedish word.
tvingades
"Was forced" or "had to (be compelled to)."
Here, 'tvingades' indicates a necessity imposed on someone against their will or outside their initial preferences in a past timeframe.
Hon tvingades lämna huset tidigt på morgonen.
She was forced to leave the house early in the morning.
In this sentence, 'tvingades' conveys a forceful imposition of work under unfavorable circumstances experienced previously.
De tvingades att arbeta under svåra förhållanden.
They were compelled to work under difficult conditions.
Here, 'tvingades' implies an urgent and compelling need to take a particular action due to external circumstances in the past.