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zugutehalten

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German

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Etymology

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zugute +‎ halten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡suˈɡuːtəˌhaltn̩/
  • Hyphenation: zu‧gu‧te‧hal‧ten

Verb

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zugutehalten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält zugute, past tense hielt zugute, past participle zugutegehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive) to give credit, to grant, to make allowance for something, to be fair [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘something’]
    Man muss der Mannschaft zugutehalten, dass sie nie aufgegeben hat.
    You have to give the team credit for never giving up.
    Die Richterin hielt dem Angeklagten seine jugendliche Unerfahrenheit zugute.
    The judge made allowance for the accused's youthful naivety.
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 2, in Buddenbrooks [] [1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, part 8, page 436:
      Nun, ich halte diesen Vorschlag deiner Naivität und der Ratlosigkeit der Maibooms zugute.
      And I will forgive you for making a proposal which is the product of your naïveté and the Maibooms' helplessness.

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