blijft

Meaning

(form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular,third-person) inflection of blijven:
(archaic,form-of,imperative,plural) inflection of blijven:

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blijven

(intransitive) to stay, to remain
(copulative) to stay, to remain, to still be
(auxiliary) to keep/keep on, to continue (remain doing/behaving)

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Sentences

Maar daar blijft het niet
🚫

bij .

But it doesn't stop there.

Dat is nog steeds zo en dat blijft zo .

On the contrary.

Je blijft hier toch niet
🚫

staan in de kou
🥶

?

You're not going to stand here in the cold, are you?

Hout blijft drijven op
🆙

water
🚰

.

Wood continues to float on water.

Helaas blijft het aantal doden
🔪🩸👤

stijgen .

Unfortunately the death toll keeps rising.

Ongeacht de tegenslag blijft hij doorzetten
😣

.

Regardless of the setback, he continues to persevere.

De werkgelegenheid blijft het belangrijkste probleem .

Employment remains the most important problem.

Het aantal landbouwers blijft dalen .

The number of farmers continues to decline.

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