lebn
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”). Cognate with German leben, Old Saxon libbian, (Middle Low German leven, German Low German lęven, lewen (“to live”)), Dutch leven, English live, West Frisian libje, Old Norse lifa (Swedish leva), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lebn (past participle glebt)
- (intransitive) to live, to be alive
- Mei Opa lebt leider nimmer. ― Sadly, my grampa is no longer alive.
- (intransitive) to dwell, to reside, to live
- Heid lebt's in an åndern Duaf. ― Today she lives in a different village.
- (intransitive) to live, to exist, to occupy a place
- Schneckn lebn seid hunderte vo Müllionan Joahrn auf da Erdn. ― Snails have existed on earth for hundreds of millions of years.
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) to cope with, to live with, to deal with
- Mid dem miassn's jetz lebn. ― They will have to live with that now.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of lebn
| infinitive | lebn | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
| 1st person sing. | leb | - | lebad |
| 2nd person sing. | lebst | - | lebadst |
| 3rd person sing. | lebt | - | lebad |
| 1st person plur. | lebn | - | lebadn |
| 2nd person plur. | lebts | - | lebats |
| 3rd person plur. | lebn | - | lebadn |
| imperative sing. | leb | ||
| imperative plur. | lebts | ||
| past participle | glebt | ||