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Hausarrest

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nounmasculine
  1. house arrestlegal punishment
  2. groundingchildren's punishment

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeHausarrestHausarreste
genitiveHausarrestes / HausarrestsHausarreste
dativeHausarrest / HausarresteHausarresten
accusativeHausarrestHausarreste

Used in the library

  • Die Eltern entziehen Deniz das Handy und geben ihm eine Woche Hausarrest.His parents take Deniz's phone away and ground him for a week.B2Noch einmal, bitte (26) — Once more, please (26) (B2)
  • Weil der Sohn im Casino war, hat er zwei Wochen Hausarrest.Because the son was in the casino, he's grounded for two weeks.B2Noch einmal, bitte (20) — Once more, please (20) (B2)
  • Die Tochter von Kieran hat eine Woche Hausarrest, weil sie heimlich im Neckar gebadet hat.Kieran's daughter is grounded for a week because she secretly swam in the Neckar.B2Noch einmal, bitte (9) — Once more, please (9) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • Stubenarrestgrounding, grounded: prohibition on leaving one's room or home, especially as a child's punishment

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