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Illustration of the A1 German word “halten”, which translates to “to hold/stop”. A giant warm hand cupped gently around a tiny glowing snowglobe, keeping the swirling snow inside perfectly still with patient, steady care.
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halten

to hold/stop

/ˈhaltn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

halten, hielt, hat gehalten

ich halte
du hältst
er/sie/es hält
wir halten
ihr haltet
sie/Sie halten

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Examples — halten in a sentence

Bitte halten Sie die Tür.

Please hold the door.

Der Bus hält hier nicht.

The bus does not stop here.

How to remember it

"Halten" — halt and hold.

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
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die Haltung

/ˈhaltʊŋ/

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attitude / posture

Examples

Er hat eine sehr gute Haltung.

He has very good posture.

Ihre Haltung zum Thema ist klar.

Her stance on the topic is clear.

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hauen

/ˈhaʊ̯ən/

to hit, chop

Principal parts

hauen, hieb, hat gehauen

ich haue
du haust
er/sie/es haut
wir hauen
ihr haut
sie/Sie hauen

Examples

Er haut das Holz klein.

He chops the wood into small pieces.

Der Schmied hieb das Metall.

The blacksmith struck the metal.

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das Haus

/haʊ̯s/

house

Examples

Unser Haus ist sehr groß.

Our house is very big.

Sie wohnen in einem kleinen Haus.

They live in a small house.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “heben”, which translates to “to lift”. A determined little ant wearing a weightlifter's belt hoists a gigantic glowing sugar-cube dumbbell high above its head, legs trembling but triumphant, in a vast empty gym.
heben

/ˈheːbn̩/

to lift

Principal parts

heben, hob, hat gehoben

ich hebe
du hebst
er/sie/es hebt
wir heben
ihr hebt
sie/Sie heben

Examples

Er hebt das Gewicht.

He lifts the weight.

Sie hob den Arm.

She raised her arm.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “herausfinden”, which translates to “find out”. A detective pulls a single glowing answer out of a tangled ball of question-mark yarn, "aha!".
herausfinden

/hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɪndn̩/

find out

Principal parts

herausfinden, fand heraus, hat herausgefunden

ich finde heraus
du findest heraus
er/sie/es findet heraus
wir finden heraus
ihr findet heraus
sie/Sie finden heraus

Examples

Ich will die Wahrheit herausfinden.

I want to find out the truth.

Wir haben seine Adresse herausgefunden.

We found out his address.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “hoffen”, which translates to “to hope”. A sunrise bringing new hope
hoffen

/ˈhɔfn̩/

to hope

Principal parts

hoffen, hoffte, hat gehofft

ich hoffe
du hoffst
er/sie/es hofft
wir hoffen
ihr hofft
sie/Sie hoffen

Examples

Ich hoffe, es geht dir gut.

I hope you are well.

Wir hoffen auf besseres Wetter.

We hope for better weather.

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feminine Haltung — attitude / posture

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