arrestado
/arestado/from spelling rules
To say 'arrested' in Spanish, use arrestado.
arrestado describes someone who has been taken into custody by the police. It is the past participle of the verb meaning to arrest.
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective or participle it agrees in gender and number with the person it describes.
How do you pronounce it?
The IPA is /arestado/. The r at the start of the second syllable is a strong trill.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, using the word arrestar in a news report might sound like you are translating a Hollywood movie rather than using local legal language.
- Unlike English, where 'arrest' is primarily legal, Spanish has the word arresto which in historical contexts could refer to a seizure of property rather than a person.
- In some Spanish-speaking countries, the phrase arresto domiciliario refers to 'house arrest', where the home becomes the legal place of detention.
Examples in context
- El sospechoso fue arrestado ayer.The suspect was arrested yesterday.
- ¿Ha sido arrestado el conductor?Has the driver been arrested?
- Él fue arrestado por robo.He was arrested for robbery.
Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are watching the news together.
- SofíaMira, dicen que el sospechoso fue arrestado.Look, they say the suspect was arrested.
- AlejandroMenos mal, ya era hora.Thank goodness, it was about time.
- SofíaParece que fue arrestado en el aeropuerto.It seems he was arrested at the airport.
- AlejandroAhora tendrán que llevarlo a juicio.Now they will have to take him to trial.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
