schiefliegen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

schief +‎ liegen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃiːfˌliːɡn̩]
  • Hyphenation: schief‧lie‧gen
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

schiefliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt schief, past tense lag schief, past participle schiefgelegen, past subjunctive läge schief, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (colloquial) to be wrong

Usage notes[edit]

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.

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