Breakdown of Ich bin in der Küche geblieben, bis der Teig aufgegangen ist.
ich
I
sein
to be
in
in
die Küche
the kitchen
bleiben
to stay
bis
until / to (as far as)
der Teig
the dough
aufgehen
to rise
Questions & Answers about Ich bin in der Küche geblieben, bis der Teig aufgegangen ist.
Why is ist at the very end of the sentence instead of right after Teig?
The word bis (until) is a subordinating conjunction. This means it introduces a dependent clause and forces the conjugated verb (here, ist) to the very end of the sentence.
Why is it bin geblieben instead of habe geblieben? I thought only motion verbs use sein.
While it is true that verbs showing a change of location or state usually take sein (to be) in the perfect tense, bleiben (to stay) is a major exception. Even though it means staying in one place, it always uses sein as its helping verb.
Why does the dough rising (aufgegangen ist) also use a form of sein?
The verb aufgehen here means to rise. Because the dough is undergoing a change of state (from flat to risen), it requires sein instead of haben to form its past tense.
Why do we say in der Küche? Isn't Küche a feminine word?
Yes, the dictionary form is die Küche. However, the preposition in is a two-way preposition. Because you are staying in a fixed location (answering the question where?), it requires the dative case. The dative feminine article is der.
How is the past tense word aufgegangen formed?
The infinitive is aufgehen (to rise), which is a separable verb. To form the past participle, the standard -ge- is squeezed between the separable prefix auf- and the past root -gangen, making aufgegangen.
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