das Leben
/ˈleːbən/
life; being alive; a state in which organic entities such as animals, plants and bacteria have properties like metabolism, adaptation and replication; the entirety of those who are in this state
- genitive
- des Lebens
- plural
- die Leben
Meanings
- 1
life; being alive; a state in which organic entities such as animals, plants and bacteria have properties like metabolism, adaptation and replication
Das Leben, es ist gut.
Life is good.
Tatoeba · Adelpa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Das ist doch kein Leben!
This is no life!
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
life; being alive; the entirety of those who are in this state
- 3
life; being alive; the time period in which one is in this state; the time between birth and death
- 4
life; way of life — a particular manner of behaving and passing one’s time, whether real or ideal, and whether self-chosen or not
- 5
biography; life; life story — an account of a person’s life, whether real or virtual
- 6
life; being alive; a state of being in touch or in line with certain metaphysical forces and principles by which biological life is governedrare
- 7
existence; life — a position one has created for oneself, often manifested in success, prosperity, and standingrare
- 8
life; precious or beloved thing that someone considers fundamental to their existencerare
- 9
a measure of successful play; life; numbers of times a game can be playedrare
- 10
a measure of successful play; health; hit pointsrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasLeben | dieLeben |
| accusative | dasLeben | dieLeben |
| dative | demLeben | denLeben |
| genitive | desLebens | derLeben |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.