él obligó

forced, made (someone)

→ obligar
oblig oblige; compel + ó 3rd person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #48,250
forced, made (someone) Simple past (preterite): “he/she/you (formal) forced/made.”
SP: El jefe me obligó a trabajar hasta tarde.
EN: The boss forced me to work late.
Conjugation of obligar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First obligué —
Third obligó —

Es porque este edificio los obligó.

It's because this building forced them to.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Nadie los obligó.

No one forced them.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Usted me obligó.

You forced me.

— El hoyo (2019)

Nadie la obligó.

Nobody forced her.

— TÁR (2022)