bleiben

/ˈblaɪ̯bn̩/
to stay; to remain

Ich bleibe heute Abend zu Hause.

I am staying at home tonight.


neutral

to stay in a place; not to leave

Wir bleiben noch eine Woche in Berlin.

We are staying in Berlin for another week.

Used for physical presence in a location.

neutral

to remain in a state or condition

Das Wetter bleibt schön.

The weather remains nice.

Often used with adjectives or nouns to describe continuity of state.

neutral

to continue to do something (with infinitive)

Er bleibt ruhig, obwohl er wütend ist.

He remains calm, although he is angry.

Construct: bleiben + adjective/noun/infinitive.

Collocations

bleiben Sie sitzenplease remain seatedbei etwas bleibento stick to somethingim Gedächtnis bleibento stay in memory

Related Phrases

es bleibt abzuwartenphrase
it remains to be seen

Pro Tip

Stative Usage

Unlike 'sein' (to be), 'bleiben' implies continuity. Use it when a state persists over time.

Gold Rule

Conjugation

Memorize the irregular forms: ich bleibe, du bleibst, er/sie/es bleibt, wir bleiben, ihr bleibt, sie/Sie bleiben.

Word Origin

From Old High German 'bleibān', related to Old English 'blīdan' (to stay, remain).

Usage Notes

Irregular verb (bleiben, blieb, geblieben). Often used as a semi-auxiliary verb with adjectives or infinitives to express continuity of state.

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