eine Vorlesung halten

to give a lecture

Türkçe: ders vermek

Not eine Vorlesung geben

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

Noun

Vorlesung f.

Verb

halten

Topic

Bildung und Wissen

In a sentence

Der Professor hält eine Vorlesung über moderne Kunst.

How it is used

Means 'to give a lecture' – core is a professor presenting a formal talk. Register: formal (academic). Use at a university when a professor teaches a course session. Common mistake: using for informal presentations (use 'einen Vortrag halten').

Other verbs that go with Vorlesung

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• eine Vorlesung besuchento attend a lecture

All collocations with Vorlesung

Other collocations built on halten

• sich an eine Abmachung haltento stick to/keep an agreement
• Abstand haltento keep distance
• eine Ansprache haltento give a speech/address
• Ausschau halten nach+Dat.to look out for
• den Ball flach haltento keep a low profile
• sich an die Etikette haltento adhere to etiquette
• in Gang haltento keep something running or maintain momentum
• ein Gelübde haltento remain faithful to a solemn promise