This is the 4939th most frequent German word.
alive
The German word for "alive" is "lebendig," meaning "living or full of life."
The word 'lebendig' here is used as an adjective to describe a feeling of vitality and energy, synonymous with 'alive' in the emotional sense.
Er fühlt sich so lebendig, wenn er Musik spielt.
He feels so alive when he plays music.
Here, 'leben' is a verb, directly implying the state of being alive or living in the biological sense.
Die Wissenschaftler haben entdeckt, dass die Bakterien immer noch leben.
The scientists discovered that the bacteria are still alive.
The term 'überlebenden' acts as an adjective derived from the verb 'überleben', indicating those who remained alive after a life-threatening event.