haushalten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hūshalten, equivalent to Haus (house) + halten (to hold). Possibly derived from Haushalt, though this noun is attested slightly later.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯sˌhaltən/
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Verb

haushalten (weak or class 7 strong, third-person singular present haushaltet or (rare) hält haus, past tense haushaltete or (rare) hielt haus, past participle gehaushaltet or hausgehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. to have or run a household
  2. (with mit) to be economical, thrifty with

Usage notes

  • The verb is generally weak inseparable. The strong separable forms are very rare except for the past participle hausgehalten and the zu-infinitive hauszuhalten, which are somewhat common (though rarer than gehaushaltet, zu haushalten).

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