Polyglot Dictionary

verleben

/fɛɐ̯ˈleːbn̩/

verb B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
verlebt
past
verlebte
perfect
hat verlebt

Meaning

  1. to spend (time)

    • Wir verlebten glückliche Tage.

      We spent happy days.

    • Wir verlebten glückliche Tage am Meer. Die Erinnerung daran trägt uns durch den Winter.

      We spent happy days at the sea. The memory of them carries us through the winter.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verbringen

verleben is slightly more literary, emphasizing living through the time you spend; verbringen is the neutral word "to spend (time)."

Practice

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