Noun
der Arrest
Pronunciation: /aˈʁɛst/
detention; confinement (as a punishment, e.g. in the army)
C2
rank #10,675
plural Arreste
Meanings
Noun
- detention; confinement (as a punishment, e.g. in the army)
Example sentence
Der Soldat bekam drei Tage Arrest.
The soldier got three days' detention.
Word forms
singular
der Arrest
plural
die Arreste
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Arrest
Accusativeden Arrest
Dativedem Arrest
Genitivedes Arrestes
Plural
Nominativedie Arreste
Accusativedie Arreste
Dativeden Arresten
Genitiveder Arreste
Usage
- unter Arrest stehen — Be in detention or confinement.
- Arrest / Verhaftung — Confinement, often disciplinary, versus the act of arresting someone.
Im historischen Bericht wurde der Soldat zu Arrest verurteilt.
In the historical account, the soldier was sentenced to detention.