Translation
to punish
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Word origin
From Latin punire ('to punish'), from poena ('penalty, punishment'), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek poine ('blood money, penalty'). English 'punish', 'penal' and 'pain' all trace back to poena.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- punire
- English cognates
- punish, punitive, penal, pain
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ir (finir-style) conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | punis | punissais | punis | punirai | punirais |
| tu | punis | punissais | punis | puniras | punirais |
| il/elle | punit | punissait | punit | punira | punirait |
| nous | punissons | punissions | punîmes | punirons | punirions |
| vous | punissez | punissiez | punîtes | punirez | puniriez |
| ils/elles | punissent | punissaient | punirent | puniront | puniraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | punisse | punisse |
| tu | punisses | punisses |
| il/elle | punisse | punît |
| nous | punissions | punissions |
| vous | punissiez | punissiez |
| ils/elles | punissent | punissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | punis |
| nous | punissons |
| vous | punissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- punissant
- Past participle
- puni · punie · punis · punies
Examples
.
The teacher punished the whole class.
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His parents punished him for his lie.
sévèrement .
The law punishes that kind of offence severely.
.
You will be punished if you do it again.
, .
I am not trying to punish you, I am trying to understand.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 8: punir, entraînement, rumeur and 7 more words.