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German verb · CEFR A2

halten

Meaning in English: to hold; to stop; to keep

Rank 464 of 5,000verbLevel A26 forms in the list
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Example

Kannst du mal kurz meine Tasche halten?

Could you hold my bag for a second?

Forms of halten in the top 5,000

German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of halten are also in the top 5,000:

hält#661
holds; stops; keepsA2

Hält dieser Zug auch in Bonn?
Does this train also stop in Bonn?

gehalten#1,722
held, kept, stoppedA2

Er hat sein Versprechen gehalten.
He kept his promise.

hielt#2,105
held, stopped, kept (past)B1

Der Zug hielt mitten auf der Strecke.
The train stopped in the middle of the line.

halte#4,093
hold, think, consider (I)A2

Ich halte das für eine gute Idee.
I think that's a good idea.

hielten#4,628
held; stopped; consideredB1

Unterwegs hielten wir kurz an einer Tankstelle.
On the way we stopped briefly at a petrol station.

How common is halten?

halten is number 464 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 189 times per million words — about once every 5,300 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 58% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.

Related words in the list

Words built on halten:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 460der AugustAugust
  2. 461dadurchas a result, thereby; through it
  3. 462setzento set, to put; sich setzen = sit down
  4. 463die Zusammenarbeitcooperation, collaboration
  5. 464haltento hold; to stop; to keep
  6. 465der DienstagTuesday
  7. 466kaumhardly, barely
  8. 467die Nutzunguse, usage
  9. 468dichyou (accusative, informal)

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