Before you start
Meet aushalten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
aus- + halten
- aus-
- through to the end; to the limit
- halten
- to hold
You keep holding on through the whole difficult experience.
So aushalten means to endure, bear, or put up with.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on halten
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: aus·halten
In a main clause the prefix aus splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseWir halten den langen Tag aus.We get through the long day.
Subordinate clauseSie sagt, dass sie den Lärm aushält.She says that she can stand the noise.
Participle: ausgehaltenzu-infinitive: auszuhalten
Forms
How aushalten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | halte aus | hielt aus |
| du | hältst aus | hieltst aus |
| er/sie/es | hält aus | hielt aus |
| wir | halten aus | hielten aus |
| ihr | haltet aus | hieltet aus |
| Sie | halten aus | hielten aus |
Partizip II ausgehalten · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich halte den Lärm nicht aus.I can't stand the noise.present with separated prefix
- 2Sie hat den Schmerz ausgehalten.She endured the pain.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er bleibt, obwohl er die Hitze nicht aushält.He stays, although he can't stand the heat.verb at the end
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
aushalten + der Lärm
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Lärm as the thing you endure.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I enduredaushalten it for an hourdie Stunde.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the noiseder Lärm startedanfangen, we could not endure it anymorenoch.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is tiredmüde because she cannot endure the longlang daysder Tag, die Tage.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The childdas Kind who endured it stayedbleiben calmruhig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you endure the colddie Kälte in this roomdas Zimmer?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is hardschwer to endure the heatdie Hitze in this housedas Haus.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you endure livingwohnen here for a yeardas Jahr?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
aushalten + der Regen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use der Regen as the thing you endure.
- 2Include an obwohl-clause.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What situation can you not endure, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence.
- 2Use aushalten to name something you cannot endure.
- 3Give your reason with a weil-clause.