German VERB B2 Rank 16346

aufzwingen

to force on

aufzwingen – zwang auf – hat aufgezwungen

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry aufzwingen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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aufzwingen vs zwingen

to force

Zwingen describes bringing someone to do something against their will and is usually used in „jemanden zu etwas zwingen“. Aufzwingen focuses more on what the affected person has to accept or agree to; it takes an accusative object and often a dative for the affected person.

Visual example for zwingen
aufzwingen

Der Trainer zwang dem müden Spieler ein weiteres Training auf.

The coach forced another training session on the tired player.

zwingen

Der Trainer zwang den Spieler, trotz seiner Müdigkeit weiterzulaufen.

The coach forced the player to keep running despite his fatigue.

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