गिरफ़्तार (giraftaar)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'arrested,' almost always used with होना (honaa) or करना (karnaa).
Sense
1
:
arrested, taken into custody
adjective Functions almost exclusively as a predicate adjective with होना (honaa) 'to be arrested' or करना (karnaa) 'to arrest' -- it does not combine freely with other verbs the way ordinary adjectives might.
Synonyms: बंदी (bandii, noun-like, less common as predicate), पकड़ा गया (pakdaa gayaa, colloquial, passive phrasing)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a Persian-origin loanword you will hear constantly on Hindi news channels -- पुलिस ने गिरफ़्तार कर लिया (pulis ne giraftaar kar liyaa, 'the police arrested [him/her]') is a staple crime-report phrase. Note the compound verb कर लिया (kar liyaa) often replaces plain किया (kiyaa) in these reports to suggest the action was completed and finalized.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners try to use गिरफ़्तार (giraftaar) as a standalone verb; it needs होना (honaa) or करना (karnaa) -- गिरफ़्तार होना (giraftaar honaa, 'to get arrested') and गिरफ़्तार करना (giraftaar karnaa, 'to arrest') are the actual verb phrases. 2) The person being arrested takes को (ko) when करना (karnaa) is used: पुलिस ने उसे गिरफ़्तार किया (pulis ne use giraftaar kiyaa, 'the police arrested him') -- learners sometimes forget the object marking here since गिरफ़्तार (giraftaar) itself feels like the main action word.
Sample Sentences:
पुलिस ने चोर को गिरफ़्तार कर लिया।
The police arrested the thief.
(pulis ne chor ko giraftaar kar liyaa।)
आरोपी को कल रात गिरफ़्तार किया गया।
The accused was arrested last night.
(aaropii ko kal raat giraftaar kiyaa gayaa।)
वह गिरफ़्तार है और उससे पूछताछ चल रही है।
He is under arrest and is being questioned.
(vah giraftaar hai aur usse poochhtaachh chal rahii hai।)
अगर सबूत मिल गए तो वह जल्द गिरफ़्तार हो जाएगा।
If evidence is found, he will be arrested soon.
(agar saboot mil gae to vah jald giraftaar ho jaaegaa।)
उसे तुरंत गिरफ़्तार करो!
Arrest him immediately!
(use turant giraftaar karo!)
यदि वह भाग न जाए तो शायद गिरफ़्तार हो सके।
If he doesn't flee, he might possibly be arrested.
(yadi vah bhaag n jaae to shaayad giraftaar ho sake।)
काश उसे पहले ही गिरफ़्तार कर लिया गया होता।
If only he had been arrested earlier.
(kaash use pahle hii giraftaar kar liyaa gayaa hotaa।)
पुलिस ने बताया कि तीन लोगों को गिरफ़्तार किया गया है।
The police said that three people have been arrested.
(pulis ne bataayaa ki tiin logon ko giraftaar kiyaa gayaa hai।)
संदिग्ध रोज़ाना पुलिस स्टेशन जाता है क्योंकि वह अभी गिरफ़्तार नहीं हुआ, सिर्फ़ नज़रबंद है।
The suspect goes to the police station every day because he hasn't been arrested yet, only detained.
(sandigdh rozaanaa pulis steshan jaataa hai kyonki vah abhii giraftaar nahiin huaa, sirf nazarband hai।)
प्रदर्शन के दौरान कई कार्यकर्ता गिरफ़्तार कर लिए गए।
Several activists were arrested during the protest.
(pradarshan ke dauraan kaii kaarykartaa giraftaar kar lie gae।)
वह डर रहा था कि किसी भी वक़्त गिरफ़्तार किया जा सकता है।
He was afraid that he could be arrested at any moment.
(vah dar rahaa thaa ki kisii bhii vaqt giraftaar kiyaa jaa saktaa hai।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
गिरफ़्तार
(giraftaar)