
Verhalten is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
dasVerhalten
behavior
/fɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩/Examples — Verhalten in a sentence
Sein Verhalten war seltsam.
His behavior was strange.
Das Verhalten der Tiere ändert sich.
The behavior of the animals is changing.
How to remember it
The noun (ver- + halten): behaviour, how one holds oneself.
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