Information about the word punish (English → Esperanto: puni)

Synonyms: chastise, penalize, visit

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈpʌnɪʃ/
Shavian alphabet𐑐𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑖
Deseret alphabet𐐹𐐲𐑌𐐮𐑇

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) punish(I) punished
(thou) punishest(thou) punishedst
(he) punishes, punisheth(he) punished
(we) punish(we) punished
(you) punish(you) punished
(they) punish(they) punished
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) punish (I) punished
(thou) punish(thou) punished
(he) punish(he) punished
(we) punish(we) punished
(you) punish(you) punished
(they) punish(they) punished
Imperative mood
punish
Participles
Present participlePast participle
punishingpunished

Usage samples

Let someone else punish him!
The Trump administration has imposed 50% tariffs on Indian imports, saying Delhi was being punished for its refusal to stop buying oil from Russia.
If you tell us the truth, you will not be punished.

Translations

Afrikaansstraf
Albaniandënoj
Catalancastigar; punir
Czechtrestat
Danishstraffe
Dutchstraffen; bestraffen
Esperantopuni
Faeroeserevsa
Finnishrangaista
Frenchpunir
Germanstrafen; bestrafen
Italianpunire
Latinplectere; punire
Malaymenghukum
Papiamentokastigá
Polishkarać
Portuguesecastigar
Saterland Frisianstroafje; bestroafje
Spanishcastigar
Swahili‐adhibisha; ‐adhibu
Swedishbestraffa; näpsa; straffa
West Frisianbestraffe; straffe