No. 8,558 in German
knast
Prison.
In a sentence
Er landete wegen Diebstahls im Knast.
He ended up in jail because of theft.
In this context, 'Knast' is used as a colloquial term for 'jail' or 'prison'.
Sie erzählte ihm, wie schwer das Leben im Knast war.
She told him how harsh life in prison was.
Here, 'Knast' conveys the idea of a place of imprisonment, emphasizing its challenges and conditions.
Der Film handelt von einem Fluchtversuch aus dem Knast.
The movie is about an escape attempt from jail.
'Knast' in this sentence is used to denote the central location of the movie's subject: the jail or prison.
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