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obliga
to oblige, to force, to require (someone to do something) /o.bliˈɡa/
verb#1580 most common
Also: to compel, to bind (legally or morally)
Example sentences
Mama mă obligă să mănânc legume.
Mom makes me eat vegetables.
Profesorul ne obligă să facem tema în fiecare zi.
The teacher makes us do homework every day.
Contractul te obligă să plătești chiria la timp.
The contract obliges you to pay rent on time.
Nimeni nu te obligă să accepți acest job dacă nu vrei.
No one is forcing you to accept this job if you don't want to.
Statul a fost obligat prin lege să despăgubească victimele.
The state was legally required to compensate the victims.
Împrejurările l-au obligat să renunțe la principiile în care crezuse întreaga viață.
Circumstances forced him to abandon the principles he had believed in his whole life.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | oblig | obligai | voi obliga |
| 2sg | obligi | obligași | vei obliga |
| 3sg | obligă | obligă | va obliga |
| 1pl | obligăm | obligarăm | vom obliga |
| 2pl | obligați | obligarăți | veți obliga |
| 3pl | obligă | obligară | vor obliga |
Word family
obligațieobligation, duty
obligatoriuobligatory, mandatory
obligatobliged, bound, grateful
dezobligato release someone from an obligation
Etymology
Obliga entered Romanian from French obliger, which traces back to Latin obligare. The Latin word joins the prefix ob- (toward, against) with ligare (to bind or tie). The core image is of binding someone to a duty.
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