sitzenbleiben

== German == === Verb === sitzenbleiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bleibt sitzen, past tense blieb sitzen, past participle sitzengeblieben, auxiliary sein) (only in figurative senses) alternative spelling of sitzen bleiben ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling sitzenbleiben has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006. In the literal sense “to remain seated” only the two-word spelling is considered correct. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “sitzenbleiben” in Duden online “sitzenbleiben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)