Polyglot Dictionary

zuhalten

/ˈtsuːˌhaltn̩/

verb B2

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

Forms

present
hält zu
past
hielt zu
perfect
hat zugehalten

Meaning

  1. to hold shut

    Built from zu (shut) + halten (to hold).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • zu shut
  • halten to hold

Practice

1 What does zuhalten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Halt dir die Ohren ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zuhalten?

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