halten

A1 Verb frequency rank #269

What halten means

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

Forms

halten · hält · hielt · hat gehalten (+ Akkusativ; an + Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

halten in a sentence

Was für ein niedliches Baby! Darf ich sie mal halten?

What a cute baby! May I hold her?

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halten is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #269 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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