handhaben
/ˈhanthaːbən/ verb C1- to handle, to wield, to employ (a tool, often not in a resultative sense but rather indicating the manner or quality of employment)
- to go about, to deal with, to handle (a situation or matter, often not in a resultative sense but rather indicating the general strategy or manner in which a challenge is approached) · Wie willst du die Sache handhaben? How do you want to go about this matter?
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- handhaben
- Present (er)
- handhabt
- Präteritum (er)
- handhabte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gehandhabt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu handhaben
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