noun#4,366 by frequency
die Haft
/haft/
arrest, custody, imprisonment; captivity
- plural
- die Haften
- genitive
- der Haft
Meanings
- 1
arrest, custody, imprisonment — the state of being confined by order of a government or ruler
Tom wurde zu 30 Jahren Haft verurteilt.
Tom received a thirty-year sentence.
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Tom wurde wegen Mordes an Maria in Haft genommen.
Tom was arrested for the murder of Mary.
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- 2
captivity — any confinement, e.g. by criminals
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieHaft | dieHaften |
| accusative | dieHaft | dieHaften |
| dative | derHaft | denHaften |
| genitive | derHaft | derHaften |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.