そのような罰を彼に与える必要があったのか。

その: the, that, its, those
よう: like, way, kind, so that, such as, manner
な: a, the, na, nan, nai
罰: punishment, penalty, curse, sanction, retribution, unpunished, punishing, condemnation
を: o, the, to, wo
彼: he, his, him, boyfriend
に: in, to, on, at, into, upon
与える: give, affect, to give, confer, inflict, grant, afford, render
必要: need, have, necessary, needed, required, must, want, essential, necessity, indispensable
が: is, there, but, ga, will, however
あっ: oh, ah, ah, eh
た: the, was, ta, da, other
の: to, of
か: or, ka