Before you start
Meet aushalten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive) to stand, to take, to endure
- (intransitive, impersonal) to stand, to bear, to take, to tolerate
- (transitive) to withstand, to endure
- (transitive, derogatory) to keep (to supply someone with necessities and financially support)
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.
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
Verb family
More verbs built on halten
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.