Buch führen
to keep accounts/books
Türkçe: defter tutmak
Not Buch halten
Buch halten
Buch führen
English says to keep, so halten is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Buch goes with führen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.
In a sentence
Der Kaufmann führt sorgfältig Buch über alle Einnahmen und Ausgaben.
How it is used
Means 'to keep accounts/books'. Formal register. Used in accounting when maintaining financial records. Mistake: learners say 'Bücher führen' — singular 'Buch' is correct in this fixed phrase.
Other verbs that go with Buch
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- ein Buch lesento read a book
- ein Buch durchblätternto leaf/flip through a book
- ein Buch verfassento write/compose a book
- ein Buch verreißen / kritisierento severely criticize or pan a book
- ein Buch verlegento publish a book
- aus einem Buch vorlesento read aloud from a book
- aus einem Buch zitierento quote from a book
- in einem Buch nachschlagen.to look something up in a book
Other collocations built on führen
- zu (einer) Abhängigkeit führento lead to dependency
- ein Amt führento hold/conduct an office
- Aufsicht führento supervise
- sich etw. vor Augen führento visualize something clearly
- Beschwerde führento file a formal complaint
- den / einen Beweis führento provide proof/offer evidence
- eine Debatte führento conduct or hold a debate
- ins Chaos führento lead into chaos, emphasizing a person's role as the cause
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