Liegen meaning and definition in german

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plural of Liege

liegen meaning and definition in german

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class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present liegt, past tense lag, past participle gelegen, past subjunctive läge, auxiliary haben or sein

The most frequent auxiliary with liegen is haben: Ich habe gelegen. In northern and central Germany, only this form is used. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage: Ich bin gelegen.

to lie to be in a horizontal position
to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects; otherwise use stehen)
to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)
to be, to stand (of indices, measurements)