Swedish noun

en bestraffning

penalty, punishment

Meaning

penalty; punishment

In Swedish: det att utdela straff; straff

Forms

Forms of bestraffning
Singular, indefinite	en bestraffning
Singular, definite	bestraffningen
Plural, indefinite	bestraffningar
Plural, definite	bestraffningarna

bestraffning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bestraffning, den stora bestraffningen. Check another noun

Practise bestraffning

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Is it en bestraffning or ett bestraffning?

bestraffning in a sentence

utdela en bestraffning
impose a punishment

Questions

What does bestraffning mean in English?

bestraffning means “penalty, punishment”.

Is it en bestraffning or ett bestraffning?

It is en bestraffning, and “the penalty” is bestraffningen.

What is the plural of bestraffning?

The plural of bestraffning is bestraffningar, and the definite plural is bestraffningarna.

Similar words

straff

Origin

bestraffa + -ning

Nearby common words

bestraffning is number 8,559 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,555gästlista guestlist
8,556tillvägagångssätt an approach, a way, a procedure (way of going about something)
8,557ansträngd tense
8,558alert alert
8,560föraning presentiment, hunch
8,561inföding native
8,562intrig intrigue, plot
8,563karneval carnival

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary