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dwingen
dwingen
Dutch
Verb
dwingen
- (transitive) to force, coerce (someone)
- (transitive) to constrain, enforce, cause inevitably
- (transitive) to insist forcefully
Inflection
| Inflection of dwingen (strong class 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dwingen | |||
| past singular | dwong | |||
| past participle | gedwongen | |||
| infinitive | dwingen | |||
| gerund | dwingen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dwing | dwong | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dwingt | dwong | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dwingt | dwong | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dwingt | dwongt | ||
| 3rd person singular | dwingt | dwong | ||
| plural | dwingen | dwongen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dwinge | dwonge | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dwingen | dwongen | ||
| imperative sing. | dwing | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dwingt | |||
| participles | dwingend | gedwongen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Anagrams
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German dwingen, from Old Saxon *thwingan, from Proto-Germanic *þwinganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdvɪŋən/, [ˈdʋɪŋən], [ˈdʋɪŋŋ̩]
Verb
dwingen (third-person singular simple present dwingt, past tense dwung, past participle dwungen, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (transitive or reflexive) to force; to compel; to make (someone do something)
- (intransitive, with "to ...") to necessitate; to call for
Conjugation
Conjugation of dwingen (class 3 strong verb)
| infinitive | dwingen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | dwing | dwung |
| 2nd person singular | dwings(t) | dwungs(t) |
| 3rd person singular | dwing(t) | dwung |
| plural | dwingt, dwingen | dwungen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | dwing | |
| plural | dwingt | |
| participle | present | past |
| dwingen | (e)dwungen, gedwungen | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||