No. 825 in Afrikaans
gearresteer
Arrested.
In a sentence
Die polisie het die verdagte gearresteer.
The police arrested the suspect.
Here 'gearresteer' is used as a verb meaning 'arrested' and is in the past tense, describing an action performed by the police.
Hy is gearresteer omdat hy ʼn misdaad gepleeg het.
He was arrested because he committed a crime.
In this sentence, 'gearresteer' is used as a verb in passive voice, indicating that an action was performed on the subject.
Die gearresteerde man het sy onskuld verklaar.
The arrested man declared his innocence.
Here, 'gearresteerde' is used as an adjective form of the verb, describing the state of the man as being arrested.
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