handeln

/ˈhandl̩n/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
handelt
past
handelte
perfect
hat gehandelt

Meaning

  1. to act, to take action

  2. to be about, to deal with (impersonally: es handelt sich um)

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

Similar words

verhalten

Sich verhalten is to behave, how one conducts oneself generally; handeln is to act, to take a specific action.

Practice

1 What does handeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir müssen jetzt schnell ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches handeln?

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