bleiben

/ˈblaɪ̯bn̩/

verb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

past
blieb
perfect
ist geblieben

Meaning

  1. to stay, to remain

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

dableiben

Bleiben is the general word for staying or remaining; dableiben adds emphasis on staying in that specific place — "stay right there."

Similar in other languages

English

remain

remain is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to stay, to remain."

Practice

1 What does bleiben mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches bleiben?

See also

verbirregularcore-vocabulary

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