Translation

1. to live, to be alive intransitive, weak

   Lebt dein Uropa noch?

   Is your great-grandpa still alive?

2. to dwell, to reside intransitive, weak

   Ich lebe in der Schillerstraße in der Nähe des Stadtzentrums.

   I live on Schiller street near the city center.

   Es leben etwa 300 000 Bürger des ehemaligen Jugoslawien in der Schweiz, kaum ein Staat hat damals im Verhältnis zu seiner Einwohnerzahl so viele Flüchtlinge aufgenommen.

   There are (reside) about 300,000 citizens of the former Yugoslavia living in Switzerland, hardly any state took in so many refugees in relation to its population at that time.

3. to live, to exist, to occupy a place intransitive, weak

   Die Dinosaurier lebten für Jahrmillionen auf der Erde bevor der Mensch erschien.

   The dinosaurs existed on Earth for millions of years prior to the rise of man.

4. to cope with, to live with, to deal with excessive, intransitive, weak

   Du wirst wohl damit leben müssen!

   You'll have to cope with it!

   Jeder muss mit seinen eigenen Problemen leben!

   Everybody has to deal with their own issues.

5. to lead (a certain life or existence) transitive, weak

   ein einfaches Leben leben

   to lead a simple life

6. to fulfill, to live out (a dream/wish regarding one's life) transitive, weak
7. to put into practice, to routinely follow (of processes and policies) transitive, weak

   Diese Änderungen funktionieren nur, wenn die entsprechenden Prozesse auch gelebt werden.

   These changes only work if the relevant processes are actually being put into practice.

Conjugation

Indicative

Subjunctive i

Subjunctive ii

Imperative

Translation

1. gerund of leben: living form-of, gerund, neuter, strong, uncountable

   Die Kunst des Lebens

   The art of living.

2. life; being alive; a state in which organic entities such as animals, plants and bacteria have properties like metabolism, adaptation and replication neuter, strong, uncountable

   Das Leben ist nicht an das geistige Bewusstsein gebunden.

   Life is not dependent on mental consciousness.

3. life; being alive; the entirety of those who are in this state neuter, strong, uncountable

   Die Erde quillt über vor Leben.

   Earth is full of life.

4. life; being alive; the time period in which one is in this state; the time between birth and death countable, neuter, strong

   Das Leben beginnt mit der Geburt und endet mit dem Tod.

   Life begins with birth and ends with death.

   Sowas habe ich mein Leben lang noch nicht getan.

   I have never done such a thing in my life.

5. life; being alive; a state of being in touch or in line with certain metaphysical forces and principles by which biological life is governed neuter, strong, uncountable

   Nicht jeder, der atmet, ist auch wirklich am Leben.

   Not everyone who breathes is really alive.

6. life; way of life (a particular manner of behaving and passing one’s time, whether real or ideal, and whether self-chosen or not) countable, neuter, strong

   Lebensstandard

   quality of life

   ein angenehmes Leben

   a comfortable life

   ein christliches Leben

   a Christian life

7. biography; life; life story (an account of a person’s life, whether real or virtual) countable, neuter, strong

   Das Leben der Edelgard.

   The life of Edelgard.

   Sein Leben weist viele Höhen und Tiefen auf.

   There are many ups and downs in his biography.

   Das ist ein Buch vom Leben berühmter Musiker.

   This is a book about the lives of famous musicians.

8. existence; life (a position one has created for oneself, often manifested in success, prosperity, and standing) neuter, strong, uncountable, usually

   Frau Schmidt hat sich in all diesen Jahren ein bewundernswertes Leben aufgebaut.

   Mrs Schmidt has built up an admirable life in all these years.

9. life; precious or beloved thing that someone considers fundamental to their existence neuter, strong, uncountable, usually

   Sie ist mein Ein und Alles, mein Leben!

   She is my one and only, my life!

10. a measure of successful play; life; numbers of times a game can be played countable, neuter, strong

    Du hast nur noch drei Leben übrig.

    You only have three lives left.

11. a measure of successful play; health; hit points countable, neuter, strong
12. used as the object of certain verbs, often ones that are per se intransitive, for emphasis neuter, strong

    Chill ma’ dein Leben!

    Just chill, okay!

Declension