unterhalten

/ʊntɐˈhaltn̩/

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.)
unterhält
past
unterhielt
perfect
hat unterhalten

Meaning

  1. to entertain

    Built from halten (to hold) + unter-.

  2. to chat, to converse (reflexively: sich unterhalten)

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

entreter

entreter is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to entertain."

Portuguese

recrear

recrear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to entertain."

Practice

1 What does unterhalten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Clown ___ die Kinder.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches unterhalten?

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