Verb
behalten
to keep, to retain (money, items, etc. in one's possession)
B1
rank #1,358
Meanings
Verb
- to keep, to retain (money, items, etc. in one's possession)
- to keep [with accusative ‘information, etc.’ and für (+ accusative reflexive pronoun) ‘to oneself’], to not reveal (a secret)
- to remember
In a sentence
Du kannst das Buch behalten.
You can keep the book.
Forms
infinitive
behalten
he/she/it
behält
simple past
behielt
perfect
hat behalten
takes + Akkusativ