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obligarte

to force you, to make you

→ obligar
verb · informal Rare #36,600
to force you, to make you The ending -te means “you.”
SP: No quiero obligarte a esperar.
EN: I don’t want to make you wait.
Conjugation of obligar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third obligó obligaron
obligarteobligarla
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third obliga obligan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second obligues —
Third obliga obligan
Present
obligando
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First obligaré —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First obligaré —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second obliga —

No quiero obligarte a ir.

I don't want to force you to go.

Obviamente, no puedo obligarte a hacer algo que no querés hacer.

Obviously, I can't force you to do something you don't want to do.

Nadie puede obligarte a hacer algo contra tu voluntad.

Nobody can force you to do something against your will.

Y a obligarte a verme al fin.

And to force you to finally see me.

— Tren bala (2022)

Nadie puede obligarte a hacer algo que no quieres.

Nobody can force you to do something you don't want to do.

No puedo obligarte.

I can't force you.

— Victoria (2015)

Perdóname por obligarte a llevar este peso.

Forgive me for forcing you to carry this burden.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Bien, si no quieres ir, no voy a obligarte.

Okay, if you don't want to go, I'm not going to force you.

No, no puedo obligarte a hacer eso.

No, I can't force you to do that.

— La Empleada (2025)