obligas

Obligas is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb obligar, meaning you oblige or you force. It is used when the subject is the informal pronoun tú. In regions that use the voseo form, the corresponding present form is obligás, with a stressed a.

As a grammatical form, obligas is regular for an -ar verb. It typically appears with objects or complements that indicate what or whom is being compelled, often followed by a or an infinitive clause: obligas a alguien a hacer algo (you force someone to do something). The form also appears in sentences that do not require a direct object, depending on context, such as contrasts or emphatic statements.

Etymology traces obligas to the Latin obligāre, from ob- (toward) plus ligāre (to bind, tie). The sense of binding or tying in a metaphorical way—compelling compliance or obedience—has persisted in modern usage.

Examples:

- Tú obligas a tus amigos a llegar temprano. (You compel your friends to arrive early.)

- Si te obligas a cumplir las reglas, todos ganan. (If you obligate yourself to follow the rules, everyone wins.)

Obligas is one of many conjugated forms of obligar; related entries include obligo (yo), obliga (él/ella), obligamos, obligáis, and obligan. See also obli gar conjugation and the broader study of regular -ar verb conjugations in Spanish.