Vocabulary
der
Häftling
/ˈhɛftlɪŋ/· noun· Pl. die Häftlinge
prisoner, detainee, inmate
Der Häftling — a person held in prison or detention; in news about prisons, prisoner exchanges and political prisoners, and in history (the prisoners of the concentration camps).
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- Singular
- der Häftling
- Plural
- die Häftlinge
- Genitiv
- des Häftlings
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Häftling
prisoner, inmate
In der Justizvollzugsanstalt sitzen derzeit rund 600 Häftlinge.
Around 600 prisoners are currently held in the prison.
Word family
Häftlingdie Haftcustody, imprisonmentder Mithäftlingfellow prisonerverhaftento arrest
Common combinations
- politische Häftlingepolitical prisoners
- Häftlinge austauschento exchange prisoners
- einen Häftling freilassento release a prisoner
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
der Gefangeneder Insasse
Common learner mistakes
- die Häftling (für eine Frau)der HäftlingHäftling is always masculine, even for a woman; nouns ending in -ling are masculine.
Real examples
- Zwei Häftlinge sind in der Nacht aus der Justizvollzugsanstalt geflohen.Two prisoners escaped from the prison during the night.
- Im Rahmen einer Amnestie ließ die Regierung Hunderte politische Häftlinge frei.As part of an amnesty, the government released hundreds of political prisoners.
- Jeder Häftling hat das Recht, regelmäßig Besuch zu empfangen.Every prisoner has the right to receive visitors regularly.
