hielten
Translation
held, stopped, considered, kept
Examples
Wir hielten die Hände.
We held hands.
Die Autos hielten an der Ampel.
The cars stopped at the traffic light.
Sie hielten ihn für einen Experten.
They considered him an expert.
Wir hielten eine Rede.
We gave a speech.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) halten to hold sth. We held the cups tightly.
((sth.)) ((für sth.)) halten to consider sth. as sth. They considered it a good idea.
an+dat halten to stop at somewhere The buses stopped at the bus stop.
((sth.)) halten (speech) to give sth. (a speech) The politicians gave long speeches.
Similar Words
Etymology
Simple past (Präteritum) of 'halten', plural form. The '-en' ending marks it as plural. From Old High German 'haltan'.
Memory Tips
This is the plural version of 'hielt'. The '-en' ending is a common plural marker for verbs in German past tense (wir/sie/Sie hielten).