Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #72
Word (Wort)

bleiben

Translation (Übersetzung) to stay, to remain
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ˈblaɪbən/
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Verbs
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Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common verb irregular state
Irregular verb meaning 'to stay' or 'to remain'. Used for staying in place or continuing in a state. Uses 'sein' in perfect tense. Seventy-second most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich bleibe zu Hause.
I stay home.
location
Er bleibt ruhig.
He remains calm.
state
Bleib bei mir!
Stay with me!
request
Ich bin hier geblieben.
I stayed here.
perfect tense

Conjugations (Konjugationen)

Present Tense (Präsens)

ich bleibe
du bleibst
er/sie/es bleibt
wir bleiben
ihr bleibt
sie/Sie bleiben

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
bleiben + bei
to stay with, to stick to
High frequency
zu Hause bleiben
to stay home
High frequency
bleiben + Adjektiv
to remain + adjective
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
bleiben Sie dran
stay tuned, keep listening
Asking someone to continue paying attention
es bleibt dabei
it stays that way, it's decided
Expressing that a decision is final
Synonyms (Synonyme)
verweilen High similarity
To stay, to linger (more formal)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
gehen
To go (opposite action)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

verweilen gehen stehen Verb

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