verb
- to punish, to castigate (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct)
- to ground, gate (to punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges)
castigar
to punish
Meanings
Conjugation
Gerund castigando · past participle castigado
Indicative
| present | imperfect | preterite | future | conditional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | castigo | castigaba | castigué | castigaré | castigaría |
| tú | castigas | castigabas | castigaste | castigarás | castigarías |
| vos | castigás | castigabas | castigaste | castigarás | castigarías |
| él, ella, usted | castiga | castigaba | castigó | castigará | castigaría |
| nosotros | castigamos | castigábamos | castigamos | castigaremos | castigaríamos |
| vosotros | castigáis | castigabais | castigasteis | castigaréis | castigaríais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | castigan | castigaban | castigaron | castigarán | castigarían |
Subjunctive
| present | imperfect (-ra) | imperfect (-se) | future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | castigue | castigara | castigase | castigare |
| tú | castigues | castigaras | castigases | castigares |
| vos | castigués | castigaras | castigases | castigares |
| él, ella, usted | castigue | castigara | castigase | castigare |
| nosotros | castiguemos | castigáramos | castigásemos | castigáremos |
| vosotros | castiguéis | castigarais | castigaseis | castigareis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | castiguen | castigaran | castigasen | castigaren |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | castiga | no castigues |
| vos | castigá | |
| usted | castigue | no castigue |
| nosotros | castiguemos | no castiguemos |
| vosotros | castigad | no castiguéis |
| ustedes | castiguen | no castiguen |
In sentences
Te castigarán. You will be punished. #3390173
Me castigarán. I'll be punished. #3805402
Será castigado. He shall be punished. #1037643
La ley castiga. The law punishes. #1137119
Castigué a Tom. I punished Tom. #2653145
Estoy castigado. I'm grounded. #10056300
Castigamos a Tom. We punished Tom. #9991154