sitzen bleiben

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German

Etymology

sitzen +‎ bleiben.

Verb

sitzen bleiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bleibt sitzen, past tense blieb sitzen, past participle sitzen geblieben, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to remain seated
  2. to have to repeat a year, flunk
    Wenn man nur Sechsen auf dem Zeugnis hat, bleibt man sitzen.
    When you only have F's on your report card, you have to repeat a year.

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