ellos obligaron

forced, made

→ obligar
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #31,600
forced, made Usually followed by a + infinitive.
SP: Me obligaron a esperar.
EN: They forced me to wait.
Conjugation of obligar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third obligó obligaron

Obligaron a Tom a firmar el documento.

They forced Tom to sign the document.

La obligaron a dimitir.

They forced her to resign.

"¿Te obligaron?""No, lo hice voluntariamente".

“Did they force you?” “No, I did it voluntarily.”

Ella se casó con él sólo porque sus padres la obligaron.

She only married him because her parents forced her to.

Nos obligaron.

They forced us.

— Ven y mira (1985)

La obligaron, tengo que ayudarla.

They forced her; I have to help her.

— Una historia china de fantasmas (1987)

Le obligaron salir del cuarto.

They forced him to leave the room.

¡Ellos nos obligaron!

They forced us!

— Ven y mira (1985)

Yo trabajé para ellos, pero justamente porque ellos me obligaron.

I worked for them, but only because they forced me to.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Los viejos me obligaron.

The old folks forced me.

— Una historia china de fantasmas (1987)

Lo obligaron a hacerlo así.

They forced him to do it that way.