# der Denkzettel

der Denkzettel is a German noun meaning “punishment”. Forms: des Denkzettels, die Denkzettel.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Denkzettels
- Plural: die Denkzettel

## In other languages

- Русский: памятка

## Meanings

1. punishment, reprehension, beating (most often: so as to intimidate and deter)
2. _figurative_ reprimand
   - Dein Freund hat einen Denkzettel verdient!

## Examples

- Er wollte ihm einen Denkzettel verpassen. — He wanted to teach him a lesson.

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