ungehalten
annoyed
Irritated, annoyed, or indignant, to the point of clearly showing or expressing one's displeasure.
EXAMPLE
Die Kundin war über die lange Wartezeit sichtlich ungehalten.
The customer was visibly annoyed about the long wait.
ungehalten
annoyed
ungehalten – ungehaltener – am ungehaltensten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry ungehalten, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | ungehalten |
|---|---|
| comparative | ungehaltener |
| superlative | am ungehaltensten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Correct preposition
'Ungehalten' (annoyed) is often used with 'über' (about) followed by the accusative case. This introduces the cause of the annoyance.
EXAMPLE
Der Abteilungsleiter war über die wiederholten Fehler ungehalten.
The department head was annoyed about the repeated mistakes.
Typical collocations
Typical combinations include 'ungehalten reagieren' (to react with annoyance), 'sichtlich ungehalten sein' (to be visibly annoyed), and 'ungehalten auf etwas reagieren' (to react to something with annoyance). The adjective often describes a clearly noticeable reaction.
EXAMPLE
Sie reagierte ungehalten auf die ständigen Unterbrechungen.
She reacted with annoyance to the constant interruptions.
Register and style
'Ungehalten' (annoyed) is particularly common in factual reports, complaints, and somewhat more formal conversations. It generally has a formal tone and often describes controlled but clearly noticeable annoyance.
EXAMPLE
In seiner schriftlichen Beschwerde klang der Ton deutlich ungehalten.
The tone of his written complaint sounded distinctly annoyed.
In real life
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