zwingen

A1 Verb frequency rank #2,938

What zwingen means

Verb

to force; to compel; to make (someone do something)
to (strictly) necessitate, to force

Forms

zwingen · zwingt · zwang · hat gezwungen (+ Akkusativ; zu + Dativ)

Pronunciation

zwingen in a sentence

Wir haben den Feind zur Aufgabe gezwungen.

We have forced the enemy to surrender.

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zwingen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #2,938 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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