Bestrafung

/bəˈʃtʁaːfʊŋ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Bestrafungen

Meaning

  1. punishment

    From bestrafen (to punish).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

castigo

castigo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "punishment."

Portuguese

punição

punição is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "punishment."

Practice

1 What does Bestrafung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ war streng, aber gerecht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bestrafung?

See also

noun

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