enthält

Enthält is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb enthalten, meaning to contain or to include. It is used to indicate what something has inside or as part of its content, whether a physical object, a text, a list, or a label.

Usage: It commonly appears in product labeling, recipes, academic writing, and general descriptions to specify content. Example sentences: „Dieses Produkt enthält Milch.“ „Der Bericht enthält mehrere Kapitel.“ „Die Liste enthält alle Teilnehmer.“ „Enthält Spuren von Nüssen“ is a common allergen warning on packaging.

Etymology: enthalten derives from the prefix ent- combined with halten (to hold). The prefix ent- often signals separation or internalization, yielding the sense of containing or comprising something. In this verb the prefix is untrennbar, so the form enthäl­t retains the prefix.

Grammatical notes: enthalten is a strong verb; its past tense is enthielt, and the perfect is hat enthalten. The form enthäl­t is used for the present tense with a singular third-person subject, as in the standard sentence example above.

Related terms: synonyms include beinhalten and umfassen. Beinhaltet emphasizes inclusion as part of a set, während enthaltet Inhalte or contents more directly; umfassen focuses on the scope or reach of what is included. In labeling and technical language, enthä lten tends to denote the explicit components that are present.