Nominal Forms
Infinitive strofen
Past participle gestrooft
Indicative
Present
| ech | strofen |
| du | stroofs |
| hien;si;hatt;et | strooft |
| mir | strofen |
| dir | strooft |
| si | strofen |
Preterite
Perfect
| ech | hu gestrooft |
| du | hues gestrooft |
| hien;si;hatt;et | huet gestrooft |
| mir | hu gestrooft |
| dir | hutt gestrooft |
| si | hu gestrooft |
Pluperfect
| ech | hat gestrooft |
| du | has gestrooft |
| hien;si;hatt;et | hat gestrooft |
| mir | hate gestrooft |
| dir | hat gestrooft |
| si | hate gestrooft |
Future I
| ech | wäert strofen |
| du | wäerts strofen |
| hien;si;hatt;et | wäert strofen |
| mir | wäerte strofen |
| dir | wäert strofen |
| si | wäerte strofen |
Future II
| ech | wäert gestrooft hunn |
| du | wäerts gestrooft hunn |
| hien;si;hatt;et | wäert gestrooft hunn |
| mir | wäerte gestrooft hunn |
| dir | wäert gestrooft hunn |
| si | wäerte gestrooft hunn |
Conjunctive
Compound Conjunctive II
| ech | géif strofen |
| du | géifs strofen |
| hien;si;hatt;et | géif strofen |
| mir | géife strofen |
| dir | géift strofen |
| si | géife strofen |
Conjunctive II Perfect
| ech | hätt gestrooft |
| du | häss gestrooft |
| hien;si;hatt;et | hätt gestrooft |
| mir | hätte gestrooft |
| dir | hätt gestrooft |
| si | hätte gestrooft |
Simple Conjunctive II
Imperative
| Singular | strof |
| Plural | strooft |
Translations
punish, to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct
Etymology
From Middle High German strāfen; see the noun Strof (“punishment”). Cognate with German strafen, Dutch straffen. See: Middle High German '
strāfen', German, old spelling '
strafen', Dutch '
straffen'.
Verbs referencing "strofen"
German, old spelling
strafen.
Sample Sentences
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Fir mäi Behuelen gouf ech vu menger Mamm gestrooft, si huet mech ugestallt hir bei der grousser Wäsch an der Wäschkichen ze hëllefen. (For my behaviour I was punished by my mother; she ordered me to help her in the laundry room during the big wash.) [2013, Christiane de Bricasart, Wann d'Rous sech verstoppt fir ze kräischen, →ISBN, page 14:]