leben
/ˈleːbən/
to live, to be alive; to dwell, to reside; to live, to exist, to occupy a place; to live off, subsist, to survive
- er/sie/es
- lebt
- past
- lebte
- past participle
- gelebt
Meanings
- 1
to live, to be alive
Ich will nicht mehr leben.
I don't want to live anymore.
Tatoeba · wolfgangth · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich weiß, wo sie lebt.
I know where she lives.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to dwell, to reside
- 3
to live, to exist, to occupy a place
- 4
to live off, subsist (on), to survive (off)
Ohne Wasser könnte nichts leben.
Nothing could survive without water.
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gott sei Dank, dass ich noch lebe!
Thank God I survived.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 5
to live off, subsist (on), to survive (off); to live off, to depend on
- 6
to cope with, to live with, to deal with
- 7
to live, to lead — a certain life or existence
- 8
to fulfill, to live out — a dream/wish regarding one's liferare
- 9
to put into practice, to routinely follow — of policies, ideologies or customsrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | lebe | lebte |
| du | lebst | lebtest |
| er/sie/es | lebt | lebte |
| wir | leben | lebten |
| ihr | lebt | lebtet |
| sie/Sie | leben | lebten |