steckenbleiben

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

stecken +‎ bleiben

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtɛkn̩ˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
  • Hyphenation: ste‧cken‧blei‧ben
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Verb

steckenbleiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bleibt stecken, past tense blieb stecken, past participle steckengeblieben, auxiliary sein)

  1. to become stuck

Usage notes

The spelling steckenbleiben has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006.

Conjugation

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