liegen

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Contents 1 Dutch 1.1 Verb 1.1.1 Conjugation 1.1.2 Related terms 2 German 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Verb 2.2.1 Usage notes

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Verb

liegen (class 2 strong verb)

1. to lie (to tell a lie).

[edit] Conjugation

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• leugen
• leugenaar

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[edit] Etymology

Old High German ligen

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liegen (strong, third-person singular simple present liegt, past tense lag, auxiliary haben or sein, past participle gelegen)

1. (intransitive) to lie; to be located

[edit] Usage notes

• In standard German, the auxiliary verb used with liegen is haben. In some dialects, the auxiliary verb sein is used instead.