Dictionary verb er verb *haldanan halten erhalten

erhalten

Meanings

1.
receive, get
(In the sense of "being given". Sounds a bit stiff. )
2.
to maintain, to preserve
(Usually in the context of preventing decay or destruction. Works for a natural habitat, a historic building, but also for friendship and energy in the universe.)

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The Prefix er- Explained - Part 2

Vocab:

der Urlaub, der Urknall, der Urmensch, erlauben, erfinden, erhalten...


Word Family

Root: *haldanan
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