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leben

live

verb LAY-ben Common

Also means

be alive

Usage Note

leben covers both being alive and residing somewhere; for a fixed residence wohnen is often preferred. The toast es lebe...! ('long live...!') uses its subjunctive, and Lebewohl is an old-fashioned 'farewell'.

Examples

"Wir leben in Berlin."

Natural Translation

We live in Berlin.

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