The irregular verb "liegen" in German
Meaning of "liegen" in German
The verb "liegen" means:
1.-to be lying down, to be horizontal
Er liegt krank im Bett
He is sick in bed
Was liegt auf dem Tisch?
What’s on the plate?
Die Schule liegt an einer Hauptstraße
The school is on a main street
Grammar of "liegen"
"liegen" is an irregular verb.
| Verb | 3rd Person | Präteritum | Partizip II | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| liegen | liegt | lag | gelegen | to be lying down |
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Conjugation of "liegen"
Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich liege | I am lying down |
| du liegst | you are lying down |
| er/sie/es liegt | he/she/it is lying down |
| wir liegen | we are lying down |
| ihr liegt | you are lying down |
| sie liegen | they are lying down |
Das Buch lag ganz oben im Regal
The book was laying on the very top of the shelf
Köln liegt direkt am Rhein
Cologne is right next on the Rhine
Perfect (Perfekt)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich habe gelegen | I have lain down |
| du hast gelegen | you have lain down |
| er/sie/es hat gelegen | he/she/it has lain down |
| wir haben gelegen | we have lain down |
| ihr habt gelegen | you have lain down |
| sie haben gelegen | they have lain down |
Ich habe gestern zu lang in der Sonne gelegen
I laid in the sun too long yesterday
Simple past (Präteritum)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich lag | I was lying down |
| du lagst | you were lying down |
| er/sie/es lag | he/she/it was lying down |
| wir lagen | we were lying down |
| ihr lagt | you were lying down |
| sie lagen | they were lying down |
Um 10 Uhr morgens lagen sie immer noch im Bett
At 10 in the morning they were still in bed
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
| Conjugation |
|---|
| ich läge |
| du lägst |
| er/sie/es läge |
| wir lägen |
| ihr lägt |
| sie lägen |
Participle (Partizip)
| Partizip I | Partizip II |
|---|---|
| liegend (laying) | gelegen (layed) |
Imperative (Imperativ)
| Person | Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd person singular | lieg | be lying |
| 2nd person plural | liegt | be lying down |
| Polite form | liegen Sie | be lying down |
Verbs with the stem "liegen"
| Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vorliegen | to exist (separable verb) |
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