Verb

festhalten

to hold on (to), to hold tight

Conjugation of festhalten

English

to hold on (to), to hold tight

ichhalte fest

duhältst fest

er/sie/eshält fest

wirhalten fest

ihrhaltet fest

sie/Siehalten fest

Perfekt

ich habe festgehalten

Partizip II

festgehalten

Auxiliary

haben

festhalten appears in the following vocabulary collections:

Ich halte den Ball fest.
I hold the ball tightly.
The finite verb is in position 2; fest comes at the end.
Das Kind hält die kleine Katze fest.
The child holds the small cat tightly.
The finite verb is in position 2; fest comes at the end.
Hältst du meine Hand fest?
Are you holding my hand tightly?
In a yes/no question, the finite verb comes first.