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To maintain in German 🇩🇪


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to maintain behalten
How to say “to maintain” in German? “Behalten”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “behalten” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to maintain in German like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Notice that “behalten” consists of the prefix “be-” and “halten” (to hold). Think of it as “holding on to” something, which helps you remember it means “to keep” or “to maintain.”

Explanations:
• “Behalten” means to keep, maintain, or retain something (whether it’s a physical object or an abstract quality like a memory).
• It often implies deliberately not letting something go or change.

Synonyms and Related Words:
• aufbewahren – to store or safeguard
• bewahren – to preserve or keep safe
• beibehalten – to maintain or continue (often used for habits, practices, or positions)

Conjugations of “behalten”:

Present Tense (Präsens):
• ich behalte
• du behältst
• er/sie/es behält
• wir behalten
• ihr behaltet
• sie/Sie behalten

Simple Past (Präteritum):
• ich behielt
• du behieltest
• er/sie/es behielt
• wir behielten
• ihr behieltet
• sie/Sie behielten

Present Perfect (Perfekt):
• ich habe behalten
• du hast behalten
• er/sie/es hat behalten
• wir haben behalten
• ihr habt behalten
• sie/Sie haben behalten

Past Perfect (Plusquamperfekt):
• ich hatte behalten
• du hattest behalten
• er/sie/es hatte behalten
• wir hatten behalten
• ihr hattet behalten
• sie/Sie hatten behalten

Future Tense (Futur I):
• ich werde behalten
• du wirst behalten
• er/sie/es wird behalten
• wir werden behalten
• ihr werdet behalten
• sie/Sie werden behalten

Examples of Sentences:
• Ich behalte die Unterlagen sorgfältig.
(I keep the documents carefully.)
• Bitte behalte das Geheimnis für dich.
(Please keep the secret to yourself.)
• Er behielt seinen alten Apfelbaum, obwohl er umgezogen war.
(He kept his old apple tree even though he moved.)
• Wir haben viele Erinnerungen an die gemeinsame Zeit behalten.
(We have retained many memories of our time together.)

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