/py.niʁ/
Translation
to punish
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.
l' .
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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