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pedepsi
to punish /pe.dep.ˈsi/
verb#3895 most common
Also: to penalize, to discipline
Example sentences
Profesorul pedepsește elevul care întârzie.
The teacher punishes the student who is late.
Părinții mei nu m-au pedepsit niciodată.
My parents never punished me.
Legea pedepsește furtul cu închisoare.
The law punishes theft with prison.
Directorul a decis să pedepsească echipa pentru greșeala din meci.
The manager decided to punish the team for the mistake in the match.
Instanța l-a pedepsit aspru pentru infracțiunea comisă.
The court punished him harshly for the crime he committed.
Deși ar fi putut să-l ierte, judecătorul a preferat să-l pedepsească exemplar, pentru a descuraja alte abuzuri.
Although he could have forgiven him, the judge chose to punish him as an example, to discourage further abuses.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | pedepsesc | pedepsii | voi pedepsi |
| 2sg | pedepsești | pedepsiși | vei pedepsi |
| 3sg | pedepsește | pedepsi | va pedepsi |
| 1pl | pedepsim | pedepsirăm | vom pedepsi |
| 2pl | pedepsiți | pedepsirăți | veți pedepsi |
| 3pl | pedepsesc | pedepsiră | vor pedepsi |
Word family
pedeapsăpunishment
pedepsitpunished
pedepsitorpunishing, punitive
nepedepsitunpunished
pedepsirethe act of punishing
Etymology
Pedepsi is the verb built on the noun pedeapsă, "punishment." Romanian took pedeapsă from Old Church Slavonic, which in turn drew on Byzantine Greek paideia, a word tied to the raising and correcting of children. Over time the sense narrowed from general discipline to formal punishment, and Romanian added its own verbal ending to turn the noun into an action.
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