festnehmen
arrest
Wenn die Polizei eine Person stoppt und mitnimmt, weil sie etwas Verbotenes getan haben könnte.
The German word "festnehmen" is a verb that means "to arrest" or "to detain". It is composed of the prefix "fest" meaning "firm" or "fixed" and the verb "nehmen," which means "to take." The term typically refers to the official action of taking someone into custody, often by law enforcement authorities.
Similar words in German include "verhaften" (to arrest) and "festhalten" (to hold) or "einbekommen" (used less commonly and informally).
The primary difference is that while "verhaften" can specifically imply the legal context of an arrest, "festnehmen" emphasizes the action of taking someone into a fixed or secure place of detention.
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Examples
Die Polizei wird den Täter festnehmen.verb
The police will arrest the perpetrator.
Beamte nehmen den Verdächtigen fest.verb
Officers arrest the suspect.
Die Polizei wird ihn wegen des Verdachts auf Diebstahl festnehmen.verb
The police will arrest him on suspicion of theft.
Zwei Beamte nehmen ihn auf der Straße fest.verb
Two officers arrest him on the street.
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