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hierbleiben

German, verb/ˈhiːɐ̯ˌblaɪ̯bn̩/

hierbleiben is spelled H-I-E-R-B-L-E-I-B-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 49,558th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hierbleiben is a German verb meaning “to stay here” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “an dem Ort, an dem sich der/die Sprechende befindet, bleiben; hier an diesem Ort bleiben”.

What does hierbleiben mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to stay here

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. an dem Ort, an dem sich der/die Sprechende befindet, bleiben; hier an diesem Ort bleiben

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of hierbleiben

  • bleibt hier present singular third-person
  • blieb hier past
  • hiergeblieben participle past
  • sein auxiliary
  • 1 strong
  • hierbleibend participle present
  • hierzubleiben infinitive infinitive-zu
  • bleibe hier first-person indicative present
  • bleiben hier first-person indicative plural
  • bleibst hier indicative present second-person
  • bleibest hier second-person singular subjunctive
  • bleibet hier plural second-person subjunctive
  • blieben hier first-person indicative plural
  • bliebe hier first-person singular subjunctive
  • bliebst hier indicative preterite second-person
  • bliebt hier indicative plural preterite
  • bliebest hier second-person singular subjunctive
  • bliebet hier plural second-person subjunctive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce hierbleiben?

  • /ˈhiːɐ̯ˌblaɪ̯bn̩/
  • [ˈhiːɐ̯ˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
  • [ˈhiːɐ̯ˌblaɪ̯bm̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is hierbleiben in German?

hierbleiben appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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