ellos obligan

force, make (someone do something)

→ obligar
oblig oblige; compel + an 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #42,011
force, make (someone do something) Third-person plural (they/you all) of "obligar".
SP: Mis padres me obligan a estudiar todos los días.
EN: My parents force me to study every day.
Conjugation of obligar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third obliga obligan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third obliga obligan

Las reglas de la escuela obligan a los estudiantes a usar uniforme escolar.

School rules require students to wear school uniforms.

Aunque a veces dudo si no los obligan.

Although sometimes I wonder if they aren't being forced.

— Taxi Express (1998)

No, son los de arriba, que nos obligan.

No, it’s the people at the top who force us.

— El hoyo (2019)

Mira lo que te obligan a dar.

Look what they force you to give.

Innecesariamente te obligan tus decisiones.

Your decisions unnecessarily bind you.

— Piku (2015)