erzwingen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ertwingen, from Old High German irdwingan. Equivalent to er- + zwingen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]erzwingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present erzwingt, past tense erzwang, past participle erzwungen, past subjunctive erzwänge, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to force (cause to occur, overcoming resistance)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | erzwingen | ||||
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present participle | erzwingend | ||||
past participle | erzwungen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erzwinge | wir erzwingen | i | ich erzwinge | wir erzwingen |
du erzwingst | ihr erzwingt | du erzwingest | ihr erzwinget | ||
er erzwingt | sie erzwingen | er erzwinge | sie erzwingen | ||
preterite | ich erzwang | wir erzwangen | ii | ich erzwänge1 | wir erzwängen1 |
du erzwangst | ihr erzwangt | du erzwängest1 du erzwängst1 |
ihr erzwänget1 ihr erzwängt1 | ||
er erzwang | sie erzwangen | er erzwänge1 | sie erzwängen1 | ||
imperative | erzwing (du) erzwinge (du) |
erzwingt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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