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Predicate adjective after 'bleiben' (to stay)

Prädikatives Adjektiv nach 'bleiben'

After 'bleiben' (to stay/remain) a predicate stays in its base form - no ending.

Structure

Subjekt + bleiben + Adjektiv (ohne Endung)

subject + bleiben + adjective (no ending)

Details

Part of Speech
Adjective
Word Type
Predicative adjective
Register
Standard

Explanation

bleiben means to stay / remain and says that a state continues. The after it is predicative and takes no ending.

  • Er bleibt ruhig. (He stays calm.)
  • Das Wetter bleibt schön. (The weather stays nice.)
  • Die Tür bleibt offen. (The door stays open.)

sein, werden and bleiben are the three common copular verbs that all take an uninflected predicate .

About Predicate adjective after 'bleiben' (to stay)

After 'bleiben' (to stay/remain) a predicate stays in its base form - no ending.

'bleiben' = to stay / remain; the following is predicative (no ending).

Nach 'bleiben' bleibt ein prädikatives in der - ohne Endung.

Caution

'bleiben' expresses that a state continues ('Er bleibt ruhig' = he stays calm); the adjective takes no ending.

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