Verb
halten
to hold (an object in one's hands)
A1
rank #269
Meanings
Verb
- to hold (an object in one's hands)
- to stop, to halt, to hold back
- to support, to hold up
- to keep, to maintain
In a sentence
Was für ein niedliches Baby! Darf ich sie mal halten?
What a cute baby! May I hold her?
Forms
infinitive
halten
he/she/it
hält
simple past
hielt
perfect
hat gehalten
takes + Akkusativ; an + Akkusativ