s'obliger à

/sɔ.bli.ʒe a/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
s'oblige à
past
s'est obligé à
perfect
obligé à

Meaning

  1. to force oneself to

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

se forcer à

se forcer à and s'obliger à are close synonyms for "to force oneself to," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does s'obliger à mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il s'___ à faire du sport chaque matin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches s'obliger à?

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