hartnäckig bleiben (to remain persistent)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This phrase consists of the adjective 'hartnäckig' (persistent, stubborn) used adverbially/predicatively with the copular verb 'bleiben' (to stay, remain). The verb 'bleiben' conjugates normally according to standard German V2 or verb-final syntax rules and takes the auxiliary 'sein' in compound tenses. It is frequently complemented by prepositional phrases introduced by 'bei' (e.g., 'bei seiner Meinung bleiben') to indicate what one persists in.
Sample sentences
Wenn du Erfolg haben willst, musst du auch in schwierigen Zeiten hartnäckig bleiben.
If you want to be successful, you have to remain persistent even in difficult times.
Die Journalistin blieb hartnäckig und stellte die Frage so lange, bis sie eine Antwort bekam.
The journalist remained persistent and asked the question until she received an answer.
Trotz mehrerer Absagen ist er bei seiner Jobsuche hartnäckig geblieben.
Despite several rejections, he remained persistent in his job search.
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Example
Wenn du Erfolg haben willst, musst du auch in schwierigen Zeiten hartnäckig bleiben.
If you want to be successful, you have to remain persistent even in difficult times.
Die Journalistin blieb hartnäckig und stellte die Frage so lange, bis sie eine Antwort bekam.
The journalist remained persistent and asked the question until she received an answer.
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