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Knast

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nouncolloquialinformalmasculine
  1. jail, the nick, the slammer
  2. hunger

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeKnastKnäste
genitiveKnastes / KnastsKnäste
dativeKnast / KnasteKnästen
accusativeKnastKnäste

Used in the library

  • Sie muss drei Jahre in den Knast.She has to go to jail for three years.A2Alarm am Flughafen — Alarm at the airport (A2)
  • Wer ein Verbrechen begeht, kommt in den Knast.Anyone who commits a crime goes to jail.A2Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A2)
  • Zuvor saß er schon einmal im Knast, zweimal wegen Diebstahl.Before that he had already been in jail once, twice for theft.A2Das gestohlene Bild — The stolen painting (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • Baubuilding, construction (the act of constructing); building site, construction site (place where such constructing takes place)
  • Gefängnisprison, jail (building); prison sentence
  • Häfenprison, jail
  • Kittchenjail, gaol

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