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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.

Noun
das Buch n.
Verb
führen
Topic
Bildung und Wissen
Register
Formal register

In a sentence

Which form of führen fills the gap?

Der Kaufmann ____ sorgfältig Buch über alle Einnahmen und Ausgaben.

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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

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