verpflichtet
obliged, committed
Word details
- German meaning
- Verpflichtet sein bedeutet, eine rechtliche oder moralische Pflicht zu haben, etwas zu tun.
- English meaning
- Obligated means having a legal or moral duty to do something.
- Synonym
- gezwungen, verpflichtet
- German example
- Ich bin verpflichtet, die Wahrheit zu sagen.
- English example
- I am obligated to tell the truth.
Related words
- dienstverpflichtet
Obligated to serve
- sollen
should
- schulden
Owe
- frei
free
- untertan
Subject
- Bürge
Guarantor, surety
- Mönchtum
Monasticism
- Kulanz
Goodwill
- Moslemin
A person who adheres to Islam and follows the teachings of the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad.
- Kreditnehmer
Borrower
- müssen
must
- hinterziehen
to evade (taxes)
- gebunden
Tied up
- wehrpflichtig
Subject to military service means being obligated to serve in the military.
- pflichtig
Liable
- berichtspflichtig
Reportable
- kurabgabepflichtig
Subject to tourist tax means that a person is required to pay a tourist tax when staying in a spa town.
- schulpflichtig
Of school age means that a child has reached the age at which they are legally required to attend school.
- Ehrenschuld
Debt of honor
- Zeitsoldat
Temporary career soldier
- Zeitsoldatin
Enlisted woman for a fixed period
- etwas am Hals haben
To have something on your neck means to have to endure a bothersome or unpleasant task or person.
- steuerpflichtig
taxable
- pflichtversichert
Compulsorily insured
- pflichtmäßig
Dutiful
- versicherungspflichtig
Subject to compulsory insurance
- verpflichten
To commit, to obligate
- verpflichtungslos
without obligation
Example sentences with “verpflichtet”
Ich fühle mich dazu verpflichtet. (I feel obliged to do it.)
Frequently asked questions
Verb?
Past participle of 'verpflichten'.