nounnot in the study set
der Zugzwang
/ˈtsuːkˌtsvaŋ/
zugzwang; synonym of Zugpflicht; a situation where this rule forces a player to make a disadvantageous move; a situation where someone is under pressure to take action, though not necessarily with disadvantageous consequences
- genitive
- des Zugzwanges
- plural
- die Zugzwänge
- built from
- Zug + Zwang
Meanings
- 1
zugzwang; synonym of Zugpflicht — “the rule that a player cannot forgo a move”
- 2
zugzwang; a situation where this rule forces a player to make a disadvantageous move
- 3
zugzwang; a situation where someone is under pressure to take action, though not necessarily with disadvantageous consequences
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derZugzwang | dieZugzwänge |
| accusative | denZugzwang | dieZugzwänge |
| dative | demZugzwang | denZugzwängen |
| genitive | desZugzwanges | derZugzwänge |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.