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behalten

"behalten" means "to keep" in German. It is number 918 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to keep; to remember

IPA

[bəˈhaltn̩]

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Behalten Sie sie.
  Keep them.
  Tatoeba: Hans_Adler / CK
• Behalten Sie ihn!
  Keep it.
  Tatoeba: raggione / CK
• Behalten Sie es!
  Keep it.
  Tatoeba: raggione / CK

Learned together

In the course, "behalten" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• lieben to love, to have a strong…
• verdienen to make money, to earn
• versprechen to promise
• arbeiten to work
• bitten to ask, to beg, to plead, to…
• verkaufen to sell
• anfangen to begin

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