how to pronounce herhalten

/ˈheːɐ̯ˌhaltn̩/

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herhalten is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of herhalten in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… man das herhalten weil das gebäude ja …”

meanings of herhalten

verb:

To serve as.

herhalten frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word herhalten occurs in german on average 7.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.