No. 740 in Catalan
obligat
Required; obligatory.
In a sentence
Vaig sentir-me obligat a ajudar-la.
I felt obliged to help her.
The word 'obligat' is used as an adjective, derived from the past participle, to express a sense of compulsion or moral duty.
Cada ciutadà està obligat a seguir les lleis.
Every citizen is obliged to follow the laws.
Here, 'obligat' functions as an adjective after the verb 'estar', indicating a legal or official necessity.
És un tema que no es pot ignorar, estem obligats a investigar-ho.
It's a topic that cannot be ignored, we are obligated to investigate it.
In this sentence, 'obligats' conveys a strong sense of moral or logical necessity.
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