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.

Inflection
Inflection 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 afdwong afafdwingafdwong
2nd person sing. (jij) dwingt afdwong afafdwingtafdwong
2nd person sing. (u) dwingt afdwong afafdwingtafdwong
2nd person sing. (gij) dwingt afdwongt afafdwingtafdwongt
3rd person singular dwingt afdwong afafdwingtafdwong
plural dwingen afdwongen afafdwingenafdwongen
subjunctive sing.1 dwinge afdwonge afafdwingeafdwonge
subjunctive plur.1 dwingen afdwongen afafdwingenafdwongen
imperative sing. dwing af
imperative plur.1 dwingt af
participles afdwingendafgedwongen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms
  • afdwinging

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