bestraffen

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Dutch

Etymology

From be- +‎ straffen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈstrɑfə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧straf‧fen
  • Rhymes: -ɑfən

Verb

bestraffen

  1. (transitive) to punish

Inflection

Inflection of bestraffen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bestraffen
past singular bestrafte
past participle bestraft
infinitive bestraffen
gerund bestraffen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bestraf bestrafte
2nd person sing. (jij) bestraft bestrafte
2nd person sing. (u) bestraft bestrafte
2nd person sing. (gij) bestraft bestrafte
3rd person singular bestraft bestrafte
plural bestraffen bestraften
subjunctive sing.1 bestraffe bestrafte
subjunctive plur.1 bestraffen bestraften
imperative sing. bestraf
imperative plur.1 bestraft
participles bestraffend bestraft
1) Archaic.

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Descendants

  • Negerhollands: bestraaf, bestraev