halt

/halt/

interjection A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Interj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. stop!, halt!

  2. well, just (flavoring particle, especially Southern German)

    • Das ist halt so.

      That's just how it is.

Practice

1 What does halt mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___! Nicht weitergehen!

See also

interjectionparticle

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