German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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stecken +‎ bleiben

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtɛkn̩ˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
  • Hyphenation: ste‧cken‧blei‧ben
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Verb

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steckenbleiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bleibt stecken, past tense blieb stecken, past participle steckengeblieben, auxiliary sein)

  1. to become stuck

Usage notes

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The spelling steckenbleiben has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006.

Conjugation

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