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bestrafen

B1

punish

English meaning
punish
Vocabulary package
Law & Justice

bestrafen in a sentence

Zu schnelles Fahren wird streng bestraft.

Speeding is strictly punished.

Conjugation of bestrafen

ichbestrafe
dubestrafst
er/sie/esbestraft
wirbestrafen
ihrbestraft
sie/Siebestrafen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
bestrafte
Perfect
hat bestraft

Word family

bestrafen is built from best (best). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about bestrafen

How do you conjugate bestrafen?

Present tense: ich bestrafe, du bestrafst, er bestraft, wir bestrafen, ihr bestraft, sie bestrafen. Simple past: bestrafte. Perfect: hat bestraft.

What does bestrafen mean in English?

bestrafen means "punish". For example: "Zu schnelles Fahren wird streng bestraft." — "Speeding is strictly punished."

What level is bestrafen in German?

bestrafen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the law & justice vocabulary.

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