leben
Translation
lived
Examples
Sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende.
They lived happily ever after.
Wir lebten damals bei unseren Großeltern.
We lived with our grandparents back then.
Grammar Patterns
((bei+3)) to live with (sb.) We lived with my grandparents.
Similar Words
Synonyms: wohnten (resided); Antonyms: starben (died)
Etymology
Past tense of 'leben' (to live). Formed from the stem 'leb-' and the plural past tense suffix '-ten'.
Memory Tips
The '-ten' ending signals the plural past tense for regular verbs (wir/sie/Sie lebten). Compare to the singular '-te'.