verbleibt

Verbleibt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb verbleiben. Verbleiben means to remain, to stay, or to be left. The prefixed form ver- with bleiben emphasizes a persisted state or condition, rather than a completed action. Etymologically, it combines bleiben with the prefix ver-, common in verbs that express continuation or a resulting state.

In usage, verbleiben appears mainly in formal or bureaucratic language, such as law, administration, contracts, and business communication. It introduces statements that a particular status or decision continues to apply. Typical constructions include Es verbleibt bei … meaning “the original condition remains in effect,” or Der Anspruch verbleibt … indicating continued rights or obligations. The phrase Es verbleibt festzustellen, dass … also shows its use to flag a point that remains to be noted.

Grammatically, verbleiben is conjugated regularly in the present: ich verbleibe, du verbleibst, er/sie/es verbleibt, wir verbleiben, ihr verbleibt, sie verbleiben. Präteritum is verblieb; past participle is verblieben, used with the auxiliary sein in the perfect tense (ist verblieben). The participle verblieben also functions as an adjective in phrases such as die verbleibenden Optionen.