liegenbleiben

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

liegen +‎ bleiben

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːɡn̩ˌblaɪ̯bn̩/, /ˈliːɡŋ̩ˌblaɪ̯bm̩/
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  • Hyphenation: lie‧gen‧blei‧ben

Verb[edit]

liegenbleiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bleibt liegen, past tense blieb liegen, past participle liegengeblieben, auxiliary sein)

  1. Alternative form of liegen bleiben

Usage notes[edit]

  • In this spelling the verb is exclusively used in the figurative sense. In the above-mentioned alternative spelling it is used in the literal as well as in the figurative sense.[1]
  • The spelling liegenbleiben has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006.

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ liegenbleiben” in Duden online

Further reading[edit]

  • liegenbleiben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache