afdwingen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afdwingen. Equivalent to af +‎ dwingen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑvˌdʋɪŋə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: af‧dwin‧gen

Verb

afdwingen

1. (transitive) to coerce, obtain by force

   Hij probeerde zijn wil op anderen te afdwingen door dreigementen.

   He tried to coerce others by using threats.

   De misdadiger probeerde geld te afdwingen door een gijzelaar te nemen.

   The criminal tried to obtain by force by taking a hostage.

2. (transitive) to enforce

   De nieuwe regels zullen strenger worden afgedwongen om de veiligheid te verbeteren.

   The new rules will be enforced more strictly to improve safety.

   Het is belangrijk dat de wetten worden afgedwongen om eerlijke concurrentie te waarborgen.

   It is important that the laws are enforced to ensure fair competition.

Conjugation

Conjugation of afdwingen (strong class 3a, separable)
infinitive	afdwingen
past singular	dwong af
past participle	afgedwongen
infinitive	afdwingen
gerund	afdwingen n
	main clause		subordinate clause
	present tense	past tense	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dwing af	dwong af	afdwing	afdwong
2nd person sing. (jij)	dwingt af, dwing af2	dwong af	afdwingt	afdwong
2nd person sing. (u)	dwingt af	dwong af	afdwingt	afdwong
2nd person sing. (gij)	dwingt af	dwongt af	afdwingt	afdwongt
3rd person singular	dwingt af	dwong af	afdwingt	afdwong
plural	dwingen af	dwongen af	afdwingen	afdwongen
subjunctive sing.1	dwinge af	dwonge af	afdwinge	afdwonge
subjunctive plur.1	dwingen af	dwongen af	afdwingen	afdwongen
imperative sing.	dwing af
imperative plur.1	dwingt af
participles	afdwingend	afgedwongen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afdwinging

Anagrams

• dwingen af