yacer
/ʝaˈseɾ/ verb C1- to lie; to recline
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- yacer
- Gerund
- yaciendo
- Past participle
- yacido
- Present (yo)
- yazco
- Preterite (yo)
- yací
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
En el suelo yacía medio muerta,
el pan que me alimenta y el lecho en donde yago.
Yaces bajo una acacia.
en el trayecto se me había caído la sandía, que yacía entre las aguas cenagosas del foso!
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