To punish in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: kas-TEE-gar
IPA: /kas.’ti.ɣaɾ/

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Opposites

Recompensar (to reward) – Castigar (to punish)

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castigar info.

Tips to remember the word “castigar”:
– Associate “castigar” with the English word “castigate,” which is a synonym, though less commonly used.
– Think of a “cast” in a play getting “punished” for performing poorly (“cast” + “i-gar”).
– Visualize a teacher giving a “castigo” (punishment in Spanish) to a student to remember the meaning.

Explanations:
– “Castigar” is a verb in Spanish that means “to punish” or “to discipline.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Penalizar (to penalize)
– Sancionar (to sanction)

“Castigar” is an infinitive verb. Here are different conjugations:

Present (Presente):
– yo castigo (I punish)
– tú castigas (you punish, familiar)
– él/ella/usted castiga (he/she/you formal punishes)
– nosotros castigamos (we punish)
– vosotros castigáis (you all punish, familiar in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes castigan (they/you all formal punish)

Imperfect Past (Pretérito Imperfecto):
– yo castigaba (I used to punish)
– tú castigabas (you used to punish)
– él/ella/usted castigaba (he/she/you formal used to punish)
– nosotros castigábamos (we used to punish)
– vosotros castigabais (you all used to punish)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes castigaban (they/you used to punish)

Preterite Past (Pretérito Perfecto Simple):
– yo castigué (I punished)
– tú castigaste (you punished)
– él/ella/usted castigó (he/she/you formal punished)
– nosotros castigamos (we punished)
– vosotros castigasteis (you all punished)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes castigaron (they/you punished)

Future (Futuro Simple):
– yo castigaré (I will punish)
– tú castigarás (you will punish)
– él/ella/usted castigará (he/she/you formal will punish)
– nosotros castigaremos (we will punish)
– vosotros castigaréis (you all will punish)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes castigarán (they/you will punish)

Conditional (Condicional):
– yo castigaría (I would punish)
– tú castigarías (you would punish)
– él/ella/usted castigaría (he/she/you formal would punish)
– nosotros castigaríamos (we would punish)
– vosotros castigaríais (you all would punish)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes castigarían (they/you would punish)

Subjunctive Present (Subjuntivo Presente):
– yo castigue (I punish – subjunctive)
– tú castigues (you punish – subjunctive)
– él/ella/usted castigue (he/she/you formal punish – subjunctive)
– nosotros castiguemos (we punish – subjunctive)
– vosotros castiguéis (you all punish – subjunctive)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes castiguen (they/you punish – subjunctive)

Examples of sentences that use “castigar”:
– El profesor castigó al alumno por copiar en el examen. (The teacher punished the student for cheating on the exam.)
– Si rompes las reglas, serás castigado. (If you break the rules, you will be punished.)
– En algunos países, castigan severamente el robo. (In some countries, they punish theft severely.)
– Castigaría la mentira si fuera el juez. (I would punish lying if I were the judge.)
– Es injusto castigar a alguien sin pruebas. (It’s unjust to punish someone without evidence.)

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