blijven

stay

/ˈblɛi̯və(n)/verb

How it is spelled and how it sounds

The digraph ‘ij’ represents a diphthong /ɛi̯/ that changes to /eː/ in the past tense.

drijvento floatschrijvento writekrijgento get

In connected speech

In connected speech, final /v/ in ‘blijf ik’ may be realized as a voiced bilabial fricative [β] before the following vowel.

In the lessons (2 sentences)

s2-les-05 · 35Dan kunnen we samen gaan en je kunt bij mij blijven slapen.Then we can go together and you can stay over at my place.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 21Het blijft even stil.It stays quiet for a moment.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

Core #76

Marked known.