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blive
to become / stay
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Forms of blive
- Present
- bliver
- Past
- blev
- Perfect
- er blevet
Change-of-state verb — perfect uses 'er': 'er blevet', not 'har blevet'. Also the bliver-passive auxiliary.
verbto become / stay
Can mean 'to become' or 'to stay/remain'. Also used to form the passive voice.
blive in a sentence
Jeg vil gerne blive læge.
I want to become a doctor.
Han blev hjemme i dag.
He stayed home today.
Vejret bliver bedre i morgen.
The weather will become better tomorrow.