verb#1,149 by frequency
zwingen
/ˈtsvɪŋən/
to force; to compel; to make; to necessitate, to force
- er/sie/es
- zwingt
- past
- zwang
- past participle
- gezwungen
Meanings
- 1
to force; to compel; to make — someone do something
Zwingt mich nicht zu tanzen!
Don't make me dance.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Niemand zwingt dich zu bleiben.
Nobody's forcing you to stay.
Tatoeba · brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to force; to compel; to make (someone do something); to (strictly) necessitate, to force
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | zwinge | zwang |
| du | zwingst | zwangst |
| er/sie/es | zwingt | zwang |
| wir | zwingen | zwangen |
| ihr | zwingt | zwangt |
| sie/Sie | zwingen | zwangen |