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liegenbleiben

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German

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Etymology

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liegen +‎ bleiben

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ liegenbleiben” in Duden online

Further reading

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  • liegenbleiben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache