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ele castiga

punishes

→ castigar
castig to punish + a tu imperative / ele-ela-você present
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #32,270
punishes Can also mean “disciplines” when referring to correcting someone’s behavior.
PO: A professora castiga o aluno por chegar atrasado.
EN: The teacher punishes the student for arriving late.
Conjugation of castigar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third castiga —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second castiga —

Isso mostra que Deus castiga.

This shows that God punishes.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

Castiga no molho, moço.

Go heavy on the sauce, man.

— Paraíso Perdido (2018)

A Zona exige respeito, caso contrário, castiga.

The Zone demands respect, otherwise it punishes.

— Stalker (1979)

Por que o castiga assim, Senhor?

Why do you punish him like this, Lord?

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Deus castiga.

God punishes.

— A Vida Invisível (2019)

Ele me castiga todos os dias.

He punishes me every day.

O Senhor castiga a quem ama.

The Lord disciplines those he loves.