auf der Hand liegen

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German

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Etymology

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Literally, "to lie on the hand".

Pronunciation

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Verb

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auf der Hand liegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt auf der Hand, past tense lag auf der Hand, past participle auf der Hand gelegen, past subjunctive läge auf der Hand, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (idiomatic) to be obvious

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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Descendants

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  • Hungarian: kézenfekvő (literally lying on [the] hand) (calque)