festnehmen
B1to arrest
- English meaning
- to arrest
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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- Crime & Police
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- German words with F
festnehmen in a sentence
Die Polizei hat einen Mann festgenommen.
The police arrested a man.
Conjugation of festnehmen
festnehmen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- nahm fest
- Perfect
- hat festgenommen
Word family
festnehmen is built from nehmen (take) and das Fest (festival). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where festnehmen comes from
Konversion aus dem Infinitiv des Verbs festnehmen (substantivierter Infinitiv)
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Questions about festnehmen
How do you conjugate festnehmen?
Present tense: ich nehme fest, du nimmst fest, er nimmt fest, wir nehmen fest, ihr nehmt fest, sie nehmen fest. Simple past: nahm fest. Perfect: hat festgenommen. festnehmen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.
What does festnehmen mean in English?
festnehmen means "to arrest". For example: "Die Polizei hat einen Mann festgenommen." — "The police arrested a man."
What level is festnehmen in German?
festnehmen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the crime & police vocabulary.
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