handeln
/ˈhandəln/
to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain
- er/sie/es
- handelt
- past
- handelte
- past participle
- gehandelt
Meanings
- 1
to act; to take action
Die Welt gehört dem, der handelt.
The world belongs to those who act.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
Es war an der Zeit zu handeln.
It was time to take action.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to negotiate; to bargain; to haggle
- 3
to trade in; to deal; to sell
In dem Geschäft handeln sie mit Schuhen und Kleidung.
They deal in shoes and clothes at that store.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
to trade
- 5
to discuss; to deal with; to write or speak about
- 6
to be about; to deal with
- 7
to handle something; to control; to deal with in an organised fashion
- 8
to tip as; to take into consideration as beingrare
- 9
to be, to be a case of, to be a matter of, to concern (often used to introduce the subject before giving it a name, or to indicate some uncertainty regarding exact amounts) (literally, “it itself has to do with ...”)rare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | handel | handelte |
| du | handelst | handeltest |
| er/sie/es | handelt | handelte |
| wir | handeln | handelten |
| ihr | handelt | handeltet |
| sie/Sie | handeln | handelten |