how to pronounce bleiben

/ˈblaɪ̯bən/

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bleiben is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bleiben in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… da wäre ja immer bleiben und dann bin …”

meanings of bleiben

verb:

To stick with; to stay with.
To be; to be stuck; implying tardiness.
To stay; to remain in a place.
To remain (to continue to be) Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glühender Anhänger der Monarchie.
To keep (on); to continue (see usage notes below).
To be left for someone.

bleiben frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word bleiben occurs in german on average 242.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.