dranhalten

/ˈdʁanˌhaltn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
hält dran
past
hielt dran
perfect
hat drangehalten

Meaning

  1. to hold up to; (sich dranhalten) to get a move on

    Built from dran (on it) + halten (to hold).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • dran on it
  • halten to hold

Practice

1 What does dranhalten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Halt dich ___, sonst wird es zu spät!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dranhalten?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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