Enthälst

Enthälst is the second-person singular present tense form of the German verb enthalen, meaning you contain or you include. It is used with the subject du and is the form you would attach when addressing someone directly in the present tense.

The verb enthalen comes from the prefix ent- added to halten (to hold). In modern usage enthalen can mean to contain, to comprise, or to include within something. A related sense is to refrain from doing something when used reflexively as sich enthalten, which is a separate construction meaning to abstain.

In typical usage, enthalen requires a direct object that specifies what is being contained or included. For example: Du enthälst in deinem Text mehrere Details. This means you include several details in your text. Another common construction is Der Bericht enthält Fehler, a synonymous phrasing where the subject contains the noun rather than the second-person form.

Spelling and grammar notes: the second-person singular form is spelled enthälst, with an umlaut on the a. The third-person singular present form is enthält, which also carries an umlaut but on a different position. The forms share the same root and basic meaning, but they are used with different subjects and sentences.

Related terms include enthalten (the infinitive and as a past or present form depending on tense), beinhalten (to comprise or to include), and umfassen (to encompass). Enthälst is primarily encountered in written or formal contexts when describing what someone includes or contains in a text, data set, or object.