behalten
[bəˈhaltən] verb C2- to keep, to retain (money, items, etc. in one's possession)
- to keep [with accusative ‘information, etc.’ and für (+ accusative reflexive pronoun) ‘to oneself’], to not reveal (a secret) · Ich behalte es für mich. I'm keeping it secret.
- to remember
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- behalten
- Present (er)
- behält
- Präteritum (er)
- behielt
- Perfekt (er)
- hat behalten
- Infinitive with zu
- zu behalten
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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