bleiwen
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German belīvan, northern variant of bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną. Cognate with German bleiben, Dutch blijven, English belive, West Frisian bliuwe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblai̯ven/, [ˈblɑɪ̯vən]
- Rhymes: -ɑɪvən
Verb
bleiwen (third-person singular present bleift, preterite blouf, past participle bliwwen, past subjunctive bléif, auxiliary verb sinn)
- to stay
- to remain
Conjugation
| Irregular with past tense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bleiwen | |||
| participle | bliwwen | |||
| auxiliary | sinn | |||
| present indicative | past indicative | conditional | imperative | |
| 1st singular | bleiwen | blouf | bléif | — |
| 2nd singular | bleifs | bloufs | bléifs | bleif |
| 3rd singular | bleift | blouf | bléif | — |
| 1st plural | bleiwen | blouwen | bléiwen | — |
| 2nd plural | bleift | blouft | bléift | bleift |
| 3rd plural | bleiwen | blouwen | bléiwen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||||
Derived terms
- zeréckbleiwen