leben
to live (be alive)
- Past (Präteritum)
- lebte
- Past participle
- gelebt (haben)
*leben + von* (= live on): *Er lebt von Obst.* *Es lebe...!* (Long live...!). *Leben Sie wohl!* Adjective *lebendig*.
Conjugation
Present
- lebt
- present, singular, third-person
- lebe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- leben
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- lebst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- lebte
- past
- lebten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- lebtest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- lebtet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- lebe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- leben
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lebest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lebet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lebte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- lebten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- lebtest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- lebtet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gelebt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gelebt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gelebt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gelebt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gelebt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gelebt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gelebt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gelebt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde leben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden leben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest leben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet leben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde leben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden leben
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest leben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet leben
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gelebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gelebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gelebt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gelebt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gelebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gelebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- leb
- imperative, second-person, singular
- lebe
- imperative, second-person, singular
- lebt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gelebt
- participle, past
- lebend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- leben
- infinitive
Other
- habe gelebt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gelebt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gelebt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gelebt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gelebt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gelebt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gelebt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gelebt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gelebt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- leben werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde leben
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden leben
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst leben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet leben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird leben
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gelebt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gelebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gelebt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gelebt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gelebt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gelebt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Leben
- form-of, gerund, neuter, strong, uncountable
Prefixed forms (6)
- aufleben (separable)
to revive
Die Stadt lebte wieder auf. — The city revived.
- ausleben (separable)
to live out
Sie lebt ihre Kreativität aus. — She lives out her creativity.
- mitleben (separable)
to live along / share life
Er lebt mit seiner Familie mit.
- überleben (inseparable)
to survive
Er überlebte den Unfall. — He survived the accident.
- erleben (inseparable)
to experience
Wir erlebten viel Neues. — We experienced a lot of new things.
- beleben (inseparable)
to enliven
Musik belebte die Party. — Music livened up the party.