bleibt

Bleibt is a form of the German verb bleiben, meaning to stay or to remain. The word appears in a range of contexts, from physical staying in a place to preserving a state or continuing to exist. The verb bleiben is common in everyday speech and written language, and bleibe forms are found in many idioms and constructions.

Conjugation and forms. The verb bleiben is irregular in the past tense, but in the present tense its principal forms are: ich bleibe, du bleibst, er/sie/es bleibt, wir bleiben, ihr bleibt, Sie bleiben. Bleibt is the third-person singular present form (er bleibt) and also the second-person plural present form (ihr bleibt). It also serves as the imperative form for the informal plural: Bleibt ruhig. The past participle is geblieben, and the present perfect is formed with sein: ist geblieben.

Usage and meanings. Bleiben expresses staying in a location, as in Ich bleibe zu Hause or Wir bleiben hier. It can indicate continuation or persistence, as in Die Situation bleibt unverändert (the situation remains unchanged) or Es bleibt abzuwarten (it remains to be seen). It also appears in fixed phrases such as Es bleibt dabei (that remains the case) and in instructions like Bleibt dran (keep at it).

Notes. Etymologically, bleiben comes from Old High German bliban, related to Proto-Germanic *blibaną, and is cognate with similar terms in other Germanic languages. The word bleibt itself is a versatile present-tense form used across a wide range of sentences, making bleiben one of the core verbs for expressing state, presence, and persistence in German.