handeln
/ˈhandəln/ verb B1- to act; to take action · Jeder ist dafür verantwortlich, wie er handelt. Everybody is responsible for the way they act.· Wir müssen handeln, bevor es zu spät ist. We must take action before it is too late.
- to negotiate; to bargain; to haggle · Da lass ich nicht mit mir handeln. I won’t bargain about this.
- to trade in; to deal; to sell · Er handelt mit Teppichen. He trades in carpets.
- to trade · Eine Aktiengesellschaft ist eine Firma, die an der Börse gehandelt wird. A stock company is an enterprise that is traded in the stock market.
- to tip as; to take into consideration as being · Er wird als der nächste Superstar gehandelt. He’s being tipped as the next superstar.
- to discuss; to deal with; to write or speak about · Der Autor handelt auf 32 Seiten von dieser Nebensächlichkeit. The author discusses this marginal issue in 32 pages.
- to be about; to deal with · Das Buch handelt von Hasen. The book is about hares.
- to be, to be a case of, to be a matter of, to concern (often used to introduce the subject before giving it a name, or to indicate some uncertainty regarding exact amounts) (literally, “it itself has to do with ...”) · Es handelt sich um ein Missverständnis. What we have is a misunderstanding.· Bei diesen Tieren handelt es sich um Hasen. These animals here are hares.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- handeln
- Present (er)
- handelt
- Präteritum (er)
- handelte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gehandelt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu handeln
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