Today’s Spanish word of the day is “forzar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to force”, “to strain” or “to compel”.
Like the English verb “to force”, it comes from Latin fortiare, which had the same meaning.
“Forzar” is an irregular verb. Here’s the conjugation in the present tense:
- Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes fuerzan – They force, You force (plural)
- Yo fuerzo – I force
- Tú fuerzas – You force (informal singular)
- Él/Ella/Usted fuerza – He/She forces, You force (formal singular)
- Nosotros/Nosotras forzamos – We force
- Vosotros/Vosotras forzáis – You force (informal plural, only used in Spain)
Example sentences
Forzaron la puerta para entrar.
They forced the door open.
No puedes forzar lo que no fluye.
You can’t force what doesn’t flow.
No debes forzar a alguien a hacer algo que no quiere.
You shouldn’t force someone to do something they don’t want to do.
Habiendo sido forzado a exiliarse, el poeta nunca perdió la esperanza de regresar a su patria.
Having been forced into exile, the poet never lost hope of returning to his homeland.
No quiero forzar mi voz cantando tan fuerte.
I don’t want to strain my voice singing so loud.
