This is the 11209th most frequent Swedish word.
misshandlar
"Misshandlar" means "to assault" or "to abuse" in English.
Here, 'misshandlar' is used in the first person present tense to mean committing an act of physical violence against someone.
Jag misshandlar inte någon, för det är fel.
I do not assault anyone, because it is wrong.
In this sentence, 'misshandlade' is the past tense form of the verb, describing an act of physical violence that has already occurred.
Polisen rapporterade att mannen misshandlade sin granne.
The police reported that the man assaulted his neighbor.
The word 'misshandla' is used in the infinitive form to discuss the act of assaulting as a general statement.