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du handelst

get yourself (something undesirable), act, behave

→ handeln
handel to act, take action + st you (singular) present
verb · 2nd-person singular, present tense Rare #46,328
get yourself (something undesirable) In this meaning, handeln is used with the separable prefix ein and a reflexive pronoun: sich etwas einhandeln.
GE: Du handelst dir Ärger ein.
EN: You’re getting yourself into trouble.
act, behave Can also mean to act or behave.
GE: Du handelst oft zu schnell.
EN: You often act too quickly.
Conjugation of handeln
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First handle handeln
Second handelst handelt
Third handelt handeln

Du handelst, ohne nachzudenken.

You act without thinking.

— Lohn der Angst (1953)

Damit handelst du dir nur Ärger ein.

All you'll do is get yourself into trouble.

— Dune: Part Two (2024)

Und handelst du dir damit nicht eine Menge Ärger ein?

And aren't you asking for a lot of trouble with that?

— Systemsprenger (2019)

Du handelst dir noch was ein.

You're going to get yourself into trouble.

— Leviathan (2014)