Polyglot Dictionary

castigar

/kastiˈɣaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
castigo
preterite (yo)
castigué
past participle
castigado

Meaning

  1. to punish

    • Castigaron al niño sin postre.

      They punished the boy with no dessert.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

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."

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