
anhalten is one of the A2 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
anhalten
stop
/ˈanˌhaltn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
anhalten, hielt an, hat angehalten
Practice "anhalten"
Examples — anhalten in a sentence
Der Bus hält hier an.
The bus stops here.
Die Polizei hat das Auto angehalten.
The police stopped the car.
How to remember it
"an" (at) + halten → hold at: stop.
Word family
halten family · 12 related words
- anhalten stop
- aufhalten Coming soon to delay; (sich) to stay Shifted meaning
- behalten keep Not predictable
- erhalten receive / preserve Not predictable
- festhalten hold on / record Shifted meaning
- unterhalten entertain / converse / maintain Not predictable
- verhalten Coming soon (sich) to behave Not predictable
- zurückhalten Coming soon to hold back