Before you start
Meet behalten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- (transitive) to keep, to retain (money, items, etc. in one's possession)
- (transitive) to keep [with accusative ‘information, etc.’ and für (+ accusative reflexive pronoun) ‘to oneself’], to not reveal (a secret)
- to remember
Forms
How behalten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | behalte | behielt |
| du | behältst | behieltest |
| er/sie/es | behält | behielt |
| wir | behalten | behielten |
| ihr | behaltet | behieltet |
| Sie | behalten | behielten |
Partizip II behalten · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich behalte das Buch.I’m keeping the book.present main clause
- 2Er hat das alte Foto behalten.He kept the old photo.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie spart, weil sie ihr Geld behalten will.She saves because she wants to keep her money.verb at the end after weil