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die Einzelhaft

C1

solitary confinement

English meaning
solitary confinement
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Einzelhaften
CEFR level
C1Advanced
Vocabulary package
Law & Justice

Einzelhaft in a sentence

Der Häftling verbrachte Jahre in Einzelhaft.

The prisoner spent years in solitary confinement.

Declension of die Einzelhaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Einzelhaftdie Einzelhaften
Accusativedie Einzelhaftdie Einzelhaften
Dativeder Einzelhaftden Einzelhaften
Genitiveder Einzelhaftder Einzelhaften

Word family

die Einzelhaft is built from einzel (single, individual) and die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Einzelhaft comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Adjektivs einzeln und dem Substantiv Haft

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Questions about Einzelhaft

Is it der, die or das Einzelhaft?

It is die Einzelhaft — Einzelhaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Einzelhaften.

What is the plural of Einzelhaft?

The plural of die Einzelhaft is die Einzelhaften.

What is the genitive of Einzelhaft?

The genitive singular is der Einzelhaft. The dative plural is den Einzelhaften.

What does Einzelhaft mean in English?

die Einzelhaft means "solitary confinement". For example: "Der Häftling verbrachte Jahre in Einzelhaft." — "The prisoner spent years in solitary confinement."

What level is Einzelhaft in German?

Einzelhaft is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the law & justice vocabulary.

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