Polyglot Dictionary

festnehmen

/ˈfɛstˌneːmən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
nimmt fest
past
nahm fest
perfect
hat festgenommen

Meaning

  1. to arrest

    Built from fest (fixed, firm) + nehmen (to take).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • fest fixed, firm
  • nehmen to take

Similar words

verhaften

festnehmen is the act of apprehending someone — police taking them into custody; verhaften is the formal arrest or detention process, implying the ongoing legal custody.

Practice

1 What does festnehmen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei nahm zwei Männer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches festnehmen?

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