arresteerde

Arresteerde is the past tense form of the Dutch verb arresteren, meaning to arrest or to detain someone by law enforcement. It describes an act carried out by police or other authorized authorities. The term is used in all Dutch-speaking regions, including the Netherlands and Flanders in Belgium. The corresponding passive past participle is gearresteerd, as in de politie heeft de verdachte gearresteerd.

Etymology and related terms: arresteren is derived from the French arrêter, meaning to stop or to arrest. In Dutch orthography the past tense takes the form arresteerde for singular subjects (ik arresteerde, jij arresteerde, hij arresteerde) and arresteerden for plural subjects (wij/arrestede, zij arresteerden). The common past participle used with have/has is gearresteerd. The noun for the person who has been arrested is usually arrestant, while gearresteerde can function adjectivally as “the arrested” in phrases like de gearresteerde verdachte.

Usage and style notes: Arresteerde is primarily a verb form and is not typically used as a standalone noun. In formal contexts one would say “de verdachte werd gearresteerd” (the suspect was arrested) or “de gearresteerde verdachte” (the arrested suspect). In news reporting, the past tense arresteerde may appear in narratives describing past events, while the perfect tense commonly uses gearresteerd in combination with hebben (hebben gearresteerd).

See also: arrest, arrestant, gearresteerd.