Noun
der Knast
Pronunciation: /knast/
jail, the nick, the slammer
C2
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plural Knäste
Meanings
Noun
- jail, the nick, the slammer
- hunger
Example sentence
Waren Sie schon mal im Knast?
Have you been in jail before?
Word forms
singular
der Knast
plural
die Knäste
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Knast
Accusativeden Knast
Dativedem Knast
Genitivedes Knastes
Plural
Nominativedie Knäste
Accusativedie Knäste
Dativeden Knästen
Genitiveder Knäste
Usage
- im Knast sein — Colloquial: be in jail.
- Knast / Gefängnis — Gefängnis is the neutral word; Knast is informal or slang.
Im Film landet der Dieb im Knast.
In the film, the thief ends up in jail.