festnehmen

B1

to arrest

English meaning
to arrest
Vocabulary package
Crime & Police

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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.

ichnehme fest
dunimmst fest
er/sie/esnimmt fest
wirnehmen fest
ihrnehmt fest
sie/Sienehmen fest
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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