brachliegen

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Brache +‎ liegen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁaːxˌliːɡn̩/
  • Hyphenation: brach‧lie‧gen
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Verb

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brachliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt brach, past tense lag brach, past participle brachgelegen, past subjunctive läge brach, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to be fallow, empty, unused

Usage notes

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Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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