Gewalt antun

German

Etymology

Literally, to do violence to. Hence in the idiomatic sense “to do violence to oneself” (so as to force oneself).

Verb

Gewalt antun (irregular, third-person singular present tut Gewalt an, past tense tat Gewalt an, past participle Gewalt angetan, past subjunctive täte Gewalt an, auxiliary haben)

  1. (with dative) to lay hands on, assault, abuse (subject to violence)
  2. (with reflexive dative, idiomatic) to force oneself, to bring oneself to do something undesirable
    Synonyms: sich überwinden, sich zwingen, sich Zwang antun

Conjugation

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