castigarlo

to punish him, to punish it

→ castigar
castig punish + ar Infinitive + lo third-person singular masculine direct object
verb Rare #46,505
to punish him, to punish it The pronoun “lo” is attached to the infinitive and refers to a masculine person or thing.
SP: El juez decidió castigarlo por mentir.
EN: The judge decided to punish him for lying.
Conjugation of castigar
Past
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third castiga —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third castiga —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second castiga —
Third castigue —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third castigó castigaron
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third castigará castigarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
Third castigará castigarán

Estaba a punto de castigarlo.

I was about to punish him.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Ellos querrán castigarlo.

They will want to punish him.

Debemos castigarlo severamente.

We must punish him severely.

Lo atraparon, y ahora están a punto de castigarlo de acuerdo con sus leyes.

They caught him, and now they’re about to punish him according to their laws.

— Fearless - Sin miedo (2006)