unterhalten

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German

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Etymology

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unter- +‎ halten; cognate with Hunsrik unnerhalle

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌʊntəʁˈhaltən/, [ˌʔʊntɐˈhaltn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧hal‧ten

Verb

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unterhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present unterhält, past tense unterhielt, past participle unterhalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to maintain
  2. (transitive) to entertain
  3. (reflexive) to converse [with über (+ accusative)]
    Er hat sich mit einem Mitarbeiter über die Arbeit unterhalten.
    He conversed with an employee about the work

Conjugation

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