In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | bestraffa |
| Present | bestraffar |
| Past | bestraffade |
| Imperative | bestraffa |
| Supine | bestraffat |
Verbs conjugated like 'bestraffa'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bestraffa'
avstraffa,
beskaffa,
beträffa,
straffa,
beskratta,
bestadga,
bestalla,
bestråla,
bestränga,
bestrida,
Translations
reprimand, to reprove in a formal or official way
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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ty ett sådant givande bestraffar sig alltid förr eller senare.
Additional Information
Etymology
1. liksom d. bestraffe efter t.
bestrafen l. ett motsv. mnt. verb (jfr mnt. bestraflik); jfr holl.
bestraffen; se BE- o. STRAFFA References:
1
2. From German bestrafen or a corresponding Middle Low German verb. Cognate with Danish bestrafe †, Dutch bestraffen and Middle Low German bestraflik. Equivalent to be- + straffa. See: German, old spelling '
bestrafen', Danish '
bestrafe', Dutch '
bestraffen'.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.