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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛʁnˌhaltn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: fern‧hal‧ten

Verb edit

fernhalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält fern, past tense hielt fern, past participle ferngehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to keep (something/someone) away, to keep (something) off
    Wir brauchen eine Vogelscheuche, um die Vögel vom Feld fernzuhalten.
    We need a scarecrow to keep the birds away from the field.

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