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)
- (with dative) to lay hands on, assault, abuse (subject to violence)
- (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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