Dutch Word: straffen
English Meaning: to punish

Word Forms: gestraft, straf, straffend, straft, strafte, straften

Example Sentences:

De plunderaars werden gestraft.
The looters were punished.
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Drugsdealers worden in dit land hard gestraft.
Drug dealers are punished severely in this country.
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Als ik deze regel overtreed word ik gestraft!
If I break this rule I will be punished!
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