Dutch Verb 'Blijven' (to stay, remain, keep, continue)

Dutch Verb Blijven ('to stay, remain, keep, continue') - Smartphones Page

Conjugation		Sample Sentences

Blijven 2 'to stay, remain, keep, continue' is a strong verb:

blijven
to stay

bleef
bleef

gebleven
stayed

Overview
blijven		to stay
ik blijf		I'm staying
wij blijven		we're staying
ik bleef		I stayed
wij bleven		we stayed
ik ben gebleven		I have stayed

Simple Present Tense
blijven		to stay, remain
ik blijf		I'm staying
jij blijft		you're staying (singular, informal you)
hij blijft		he's staying
wij blijven		we're staying
jullie blijven		y'all are staying
zij blijven		they are staying
U blijft		you are staying (polite you)
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Simple Past Tense
(blijven)		to stay, remain
ik bleef		I stayed
jij bleef		you stayed
hij bleef		he stayed
wij bleven		we stayed
jullie bleven		y'all stayed
zij bleven		they stayed
U bleef		you stayed

Perfect Present Tense
ik ben gebleven 2 I have stayed, remained

auxiliary verb zijn

When 'blijven' is combined with other verbs, meaning the action of those verbs is continued, then those verbs will be infinitives:
't Blijft regenen 2 It will keep raining When 'blijven' is in the perfect tense combined with other verbs, 'blijven' and the other verb will both be infinitives
ik ben blijven ... 2 I remained, stayed to ... Ik ben blijven kijken 2 3 I stayed to look (at it) - I kept watching - more

Sample Sentences

Ik blijf hoopvol

2 3 I remain hopeful

We hoeven niet te blijven 2 3 We don't have to stay (we can leave if we want to) Wie schrijft, die blijft He/She who writes stays (in the game) - the person who keeps score always stays in the game - also said about authors De herinnering blijft ... The memory stays ...

thuis blijven 2 3 staying home, to stay home ‑>> Ik blijf thuis 2 3 I'm staying home Met m'n verjaardag blijf ik thuis 2 3 I'm staying home on my birthday Als 't hard regent blijf ik thuis 2 If it's raining hard I'll stay home

Was ik maar bij moeder thuis gebleven 2 3 4 I wish I had stayed home with my mom (at my parents' house - "Mama told me not to come")

Ik wil alleen maar bij deze lieve mevrouw blijven 2 All I want is to stay with this kind lady ‑>> See also erbij blijven below

Ze bleven een week in Delft They stayed in Delft for a week Ze blijft in Nederland wonen 2 3 [She'll continue living in The Netherlands] - She'll stay in Holland Ik ben in Amerika gebleven 2 3 I have remained in the U.S.

Kom je binnen of wil je buiten blijven? Are you coming in (inside) or do you want to stay outside? (I'm closing the door) Ik ben de hele dag binnen gebleven 2 3 I've been [stayed, remained] inside all day

't Moet wel leuk blijven 2 3 [It has to stay nice] - Keep it nice, don't let it become unpleasant De landen die neutraal bleven 2 The countries that stayed neutral (that did not take sides in the war) 't Blijft vervelend 2 [It remains unpleasant] It's still annoying ‑>> t Blijft wel goed 2 [It will remain good] - It will still be good (to eat) in a while ‑>> 2 Probeer wakker te blijven Try to stay awake Er bleef niks van over 2 Nothing remained of it, there was nothing left of it, it was gone completely

Alles blijft veranderen 2 All things keep changing ‑>> Alles is hetzelfde gebleven 2 Everything has remained the same 't Is allemaal hetzelfde gebleven 2 It has all remained the same
Er is niks veranderd Nothing has changed Er is helemaal niks veranderd 2 Nothing at all has changed, not a single thing

't Blijft regenen 2 It will keep raining ‑>> 't Blijft de hele week regenen 2 [It will keep raining] It's going to rain all week 't Blijft maar regenen! 2 It just keeps on raining, the rain never stops

Wil je blijven eten? 2 3 Would you like to stay for [food] dinner/lunch? Je kunt wel blijven eten 2 3 You may stay for [food] dinner/lunch

Ik blijf 't proberen 2 3 4 I keep trying (it) 't Blijft tobben 'We keep plodding on, trouble never lets up'

't Water blijft stijgen The water keeps rising 't Water blijft maar stijgen The water just keeps rising

Ik bleef staan kijken I stayed [standing around] to watch

erbij blijven 2 3 'stay with it' - literally, 'remain at an event or something happening' or 'remain of the opinion, still convinced of' Ik bleef erbij staan kijken 2 3 I stayed [standing around] to watch (it) Ik blijf erbij dat hij gelijk heeft 2 3 4 [I remain of the opinion] - I am still convinced that he is right

blijven liggen 2 ['to remain lying down,'] - 'stay in bed' ‑>> Ik had willen blijven liggen 2 I [had wanted] would have liked to stay in bed Je kunt nog even blijven liggen 2 You may stay in bed a little longer Kon ik nog maar even blijven liggen! 2 3 I wish I could stay in bed a little longer Wil je liever bljven liggen? 2 Would you rather sleep a little longer, not get up yet?

blijven zitten literally, to stay seated, stay put, but also the specific meaning: repeat a grade in school ‑>> Dan kan ik blijven zitten 2 3 Then I can stay seated, remain in my chair
Dan hoef ik niet op te staan 2 3 4 Then I don't have to get up Ik ben in de vierde klas blijven zitten 2 3 I had to repeat 4th grade, I failed to pass to 5th grade (the first time)

uitblijven 2 not happen, not come about, remain elusive De verwachte groei bleef uit 2 3 The expected expansion didn't happen Daar de verwachte groei uitbleef, werd de fabriek weer gesloten 2 Because the expected growth didn't materialize the factory was closed (again)

opblijven 2 3 to stay 'up' (not go to bed)
Mag je opblijven? 2 3 Are you allowed to stay up, go to bed late? (for instance asked of children on New Year's Eve)

'Blijven' translated as 'to go'
Waar is 't gebleven? 2 3 [Where has it remained?] - Where did it go? (An item seems to have disappeared) Waar blijft de tijd? 2 3 4 5 'Where does the time [remain] go?'

Blijf van m'n lijf! 2 Stay away from my body! (feminist slogan for independence and autonomy)

achterblijven 2 1. to remain behind, not going
2. to lag, trail, fall behind vrijblijvend [remaining free] without obligations, no consequences // without commitment (de) blijvende schade 2 'lasting, permanent damage' (het) verblijf 2 1. 'stay'
2. 'residence, place to stay' (het) kinderdagverblijf 2 'children's daycare center, crèche' (de) verblijfsvergunning 2 'residency permit' constante kwaliteit 2 [constant] consistent quality

afblijven 2 3 4 to stay away from, do not touch! Blijf eraf! 2 3 Don't touch it! (Stay away from it) Blijf er vanaf! 2 3 Don't touch it! (Stay away from it) Je moet er afblijven 2 3 Don't touch it (you should not touch it) Je moet er vanaf blijven 2 3 Don't touch it (you should not touch it)

See also: gaan 'to go' and komen 'to come'

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