Beizubehalten

Beizubehalten is the infinitive with zu of the German verb beibehalten, meaning to retain or maintain something in its current state over time. It is used to describe keeping a policy, rule, setting, habit, or feature rather than letting it change or disappear. The construction is common in formal and written German.

Usage and context: Beizubehalten appears in statements about what should or must be kept, such as policies, configurations, or practices. Examples include: Es ist beizubehalten, dass die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen weiterhin gelten. Wir sollten die aktuelle Konfiguration beizubehalten. Beizubehalten can also introduce non-finite clauses after impersonal expressions like Es ist oder nach nouns such as das Beibehalten der Regel.

Grammar notes: Beizubehalten is the zu-infinitive form used in subordinate clauses or after impersonal phrases. The related noun form das Beibehalten refers to the act or state of retaining something. In finite contexts, the verb is conjugated as beibehalten (or as appropriate for the tense and subject). The phrase can be preferred in formal policy, legal, or technical writing to emphasize the act of maintaining.

Synonyms and related terms: beibehalten, erhalten, bewahren, aufrechterhalten, and keep in the sense of maintaining a state or rule. Beizubehalten and the related nominalization das Beibehalten are especially common in discussions of standards, regulations, and long-term practices.

Overall, beizubehalten denotes the deliberate act of keeping something unchanged or preserved over time, typically in formal or technical discourse.