zmuszać

Polish

Etymology

From zmusić + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzmu.ʂat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uʂat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: zmu‧szać

Verb

zmuszać impf (perfective zmusić)

  1. (transitive) to compel, to force, to make someone [+ do (genitive) = do something]
    Zmusza mnie do śpiewania!He's making me sing!
  2. (transitive, of a situation) to make someone [+ do (genitive) = do something] (to cause someone to act against their will)
  3. (reflexive) to compel oneself, to force oneself, to make oneself [+ do (genitive) = do something]

Conjugation

Further reading

  • zmuszać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zmuszać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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