zwingen
In English: to force, compel
A2VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- zwang
- Partizip II
- gezwungen
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
With a preposition
- zwingen zu + Dativ
Quick quiz
___ Ähnlichkeit?
Example sentences
Zwingen Sie uns nicht dazu!
Don't make us do that.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRIch lasse mich nicht zwingen.
I won't be coerced.
Tatoeba · Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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