zwangsenteignen
German, verb/ˈt͡svaŋsʔɛntˌʔaɪ̯ɡnən/
zwangsenteignen is spelled Z-W-A-N-G-S-E-N-T-E-I-G-N-E-N (15 letters). Zwangsenteignen is a German verb meaning “to forcefully expropriate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemandem Eigentum entziehen durch staatlichen Eingriff (beispielsweise von Grundstücken, Häusern, Fabriken…”.
What does zwangsenteignen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to forcefully expropriate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemandem Eigentum entziehen durch staatlichen Eingriff (beispielsweise von Grundstücken, Häusern, Fabriken, Kunstschätzen)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zwangsenteignen
- zwangsenteignet present singular third-person
- zwangsenteignete past
- haben auxiliary
- zwangsenteignend participle present
- zwangsenteigne first-person indicative present
- zwangsenteignest indicative present second-person
- zwangsenteigneten first-person indicative plural
- zwangsenteignetest indicative preterite second-person
- zwangsenteignetet indicative plural preterite
- habe zwangsenteignet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben zwangsenteignet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- zwangsenteigne! imperative singular
- zwangsenteignet! imperative plural
- zwangsenteignet haben active infinitive perfect
- zwangsenteignet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- zwangsenteignet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- zwangsenteignet sein statal-passive infinitive present
- zwangsenteignet gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zwangsenteignen?
- /ˈt͡svaŋsʔɛntˌʔaɪ̯ɡnən/
- [ˈt͡svaŋsʔɛntˌʔaɪ̯ɡnən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.