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For German learners: It‘s a compound word. In German, and in English to some extent, you can join words to create a new word, e.g. Abstimmungsbekanntmachung (el
by abc03 7y ago
For German learners: It‘s a compound word. In German, and in English to some extent, you can join words to create a new word, e.g. Abstimmungsbekanntmachung (election notice).
- weinzierl 7y agoTo elaborate: Zug is move (the noun) and Zwang means coercion or force. So being in Zugzwang is means being in a situation where one is forced to move.
- lgas 7y agoIf it's move (the noun) rather than move (the verb) then wouldn't it be more accurate to say it means being in a situation where one's move is forced? (ie. the specific move is forced, rather than just being forced to make some move)
- weinzierl 7y ago>the specific move is forced, rather than just being forced to make some move Thinking about this gives me headaches;-) From a language perspective I think it could be interpreted both ways, a specific move or any move. The reason I chose the latter explanation is that it fit's with the real meaning of the word: > one player is put at a disadvantage because they must make a move when they would prefer to pass and not move.[1] The point is that the player is at a disadvantage because they have to move at all and not because they are forced to make a specific move. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang