festbleiben

/ˈfɛstˌblaɪ̯bn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
bleibt fest
past
blieb fest
perfect
ist festgeblieben

Meaning

  1. to stand firm

    Built from fest (firm) + bleiben (to stay).

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

Made of

  • fest firm
  • bleiben to stay

Practice

1 What does festbleiben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bleib ___ bei deiner Meinung!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches festbleiben?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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