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abhalten: haben or sein? Perfect tense: hat abgehalten

In English: to keep from, to deter; to hold (a meeting) · A2

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In the Perfekt, abhalten takes: haben

Perfekt auxiliary
haben
Partizip II
abgehalten
Perfekt
hat abgehalten

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