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How to Say ‘It stays exciting’ in German

Es bleibt spannend

ess blypt SHPAH-nent

[ess blypt SHPAH-nent]

💬 Usage Tip: "spannend" literally means "exciting/suspenseful." Germans use it a lot for close games.

🇩🇪 In Germany: Football commentators love this phrase when the score stays open late in the match.

Phrase Breakdown

Es

[ess]

it

Pronoun used here as a general subject, like 'it' in English.

Example

Es bleibt spannend bis zur letzten Minute.

It remains exciting until the last minute.

bleibt

[blypt]

remains; stays

From 'bleiben', meaning something continues in the same state.

Example

Es bleibt spannend nach diesem Schuss an den Pfosten.

It remains exciting after that shot off the post.

spannend

[SHPAH-nent]

exciting; tense

Describes something full of suspense, like a close football match.

Example

Es bleibt spannend, weil noch alles möglich ist.

It remains exciting because anything is still possible.

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