Polyglot Dictionary

Leben

/ˈleːbn̩/

das noun, verb A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

verb, present (3rd sg.)
lebt
verb, past
lebte
verb, perfect
hat gelebt

Meaning

  1. life

    as the noun das Leben

    • Das Leben ist kurz.

      Life is short.

  2. to live

    as the verb leben

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

wohnen

leben means "to be alive" or "to live" in a general sense; wohnen specifically means "to reside" at an address.

Similar in other languages

French

vie

vie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "life."

Portuguese

vida

vida is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "life."

See also

nounverbcore-vocabularytwo-meanings

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