die Kontrolle behalten

to keep/retain control

Türkçe: kontrolü elinde tutmak

Not die Kontrolle halten

English says to keep, so halten is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Kontrolle goes with behalten, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Kontrolle f.

Verb

behalten

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Pilot behielt die Kontrolle über das Flugzeug.

How it is used

Means 'to keep/retain control' (neutral/formal). Core: maintaining authority. Use in business or driving, e.g., 'Das Unternehmen behielt die Kontrolle über die Tochterfirma.' Implies resisting loss of power.

Other verbs that go with Kontrolle

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Kontrolle ausübento exercise control
• außer Kontrolle geratento get out of control
• unter Kontrolle bringento bring under control
• unter Kontrolle stehento be under control
• unter Kontrolle stellento bring under control
• die Kontrolle verlierento lose control

All collocations with Kontrolle

Other collocations built on behalten

• etw. im Auge behaltento keep an eye on something
• im Gedächtnis behaltento keep in memory
• die Nerven behaltento stay calm under pressure
• die Oberhand behaltento keep the upper hand
• im Sinn behaltento keep something in mind for future reference