liegen
/ˈliːɡən/ verb A2- to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
- to lie down
- to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise use sitzen or stehen)
- to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)
- to be, to stand (of indices, measurements)
- because of, due to, down to (within the responsibility or influence of; literally, to lie on someone or something) · Woran liegt es, dass er immer wieder scheitert? Why does he fail time and time again?· Das liegt an seiner Einstellung. That's because of his attitude.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- liegen
- Present (er)
- liegt
- Präteritum (er)
- lag
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gelegen
- Infinitive with zu
- zu liegen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
From the library
Sie liegen im Sand und schlafen.
Im Jänner liegt manchmal Schnee.
Die neue Wohnung liegt im dritten Stock, und es gibt keinen Aufzug!
Basel liegt in der Schweiz, am Rhein.
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