dableiben

/ˈdaːˌblaɪ̯bn̩/

verb A2

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

present
bleibt da
past
blieb da
perfect
ist dageblieben

Meaning

  1. to stay, to remain (there)

    Built from da (there) + bleiben (to stay).

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

Made of

  • da there
  • bleiben to stay

Similar words

bleiben

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

Practice

1 What does dableiben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bleib ___, ich komme gleich zurück.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dableiben?

See also

verbirregularseparablecompound

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