leben
Translation
lived
Examples
Er lebte allein in einem großen Haus.
He lived alone in a big house.
Meine Großmutter lebte 90 Jahre.
My grandmother lived for 90 years.
Grammar Patterns
((in+3)) to live in a place He lived in Germany for a long time.
Similar Words
Synonyms: wohnte (resided); Antonyms: starb (died)
Etymology
Past tense of 'leben' (to live). Formed from the stem 'leb-' and the past tense suffix '-te' for regular verbs.
Memory Tips
The '-te' ending is the German equivalent of '-ed' for regular past tense verbs. Think 'leb-' + '-te' = lived.