Forms
- present (3rd sg.)
- bestraft
- past
- bestrafte
- perfect
- hat bestraft
Similar words
strafen
Near-total synonyms for "to punish"; bestrafen is the more common everyday word, strafen is a touch more literary.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
castigar
castigar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to punish."
Portuguese
punir
punir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to punish."
Practice
1 What does bestrafen mean?
to punish
2 Fill the gap: Die Lehrerin ___ ihn für den Streich.
Full sentence: Die Lehrerin bestrafte ihn für den Streich. (The teacher punished him for the prank.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches bestrafen?
bestrafen: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.