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The article for

Bestrafung

die Bestrafung

Bestrafung is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Bestrafungen

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Why is it die Bestrafung?

Bestrafung ends in -ung, and nouns ending in -ung are feminine: in a German dictionary, 99% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ung
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] The application of a punishment

[1] das Anwenden einer Strafe

Examples

[1] His punishment was in the withdrawal of television

[1] Seine Bestrafung bestand im Entzug des Fernsehens.

[1] Physical punishment is fundamentally prohibited in Germany

[1] Körperliche Bestrafung ist in Deutschland grundsätzlich verboten.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Bestrafung die Bestrafungen
Genitiv der Bestrafung der Bestrafungen
Dativ der Bestrafung den Bestrafungen
Akkusativ die Bestrafung die Bestrafungen

Pronunciation

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