belebt
busy
Visited or used by many people, so there is a lot of activity and traffic.
EXAMPLE
Das Café liegt an einer belebten Straße in der Innenstadt.
The café is on a busy street in the city center.
belebt
busy / living
belebt – belebter – am belebtesten
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Meanings
belebt
living
Alive or filled with life, as opposed to inanimate things such as stones or water; used mainly in biology and other technical texts.
EXAMPLE
Pflanzen und Tiere gehören zur belebten Natur, Steine dagegen nicht.
Plants and animals are part of the living world, whereas stones are not.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry belebt, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | belebt |
|---|---|
| comparative | belebter |
| superlative | am belebtesten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Places and traffic
When describing places, 'belebt' (busy) often refers to an area with many people, visitors, or a lot of traffic. Typical combinations are 'belebte Straße' (busy street), 'belebter Platz' (busy square), 'belebte Innenstadt' (busy city center), and 'belebtes Viertel' (busy neighborhood).
EXAMPLE
Am Samstag ist der Marktplatz besonders belebt.
On Saturdays, the market square is especially busy.
In real life
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