leben

A1 Verb frequency rank #99

What leben means

Verb

to live, to be alive
to dwell, to reside
to live, to exist, to occupy a place
to live off, subsist (on), to survive (off)

Forms

leben · lebt · lebte · hat gelebt (+ Akkusativ; von + Dativ; mit + Dativ)

Pronunciation

leben in a sentence

Warum haben Sie letztes Jahr in Australien gelebt?

Why were you living in Australia last year?

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leben is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #99 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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