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Liegen conjugation.
liegen means “lie (be lying)” or “be located”.
liegt · lag · hat gelegen
The present, the Präteritum and the Perfekt in the third person. The chart has all six persons.
| Person | Present | Präteritum | Perfekt |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | liege | lag | habe gelegen |
| du | liegst | lagst | hast gelegen |
| er/sie/es | liegt | lag | hat gelegen |
| wir | liegen | lagen | haben gelegen |
| ihr | liegt | lagt | habt gelegen |
| sie/Sie | liegen | lagen | haben gelegen |
Good to know
What the chart does not show.
In southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland you will also hear ist gelegen.
In sentences
Liegen in use.
The 6 sentences the course uses for liegen, each with its recording.
Gestern lag er lange im Bett.
Yesterday he lay in bed for a long time.
Mein Buch liegt noch im Auto.
My book is still lying in the car.
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.
The book is lying on the table.
Berlin liegt im Osten.
Berlin is in the east.
Unser Hotel liegt direkt am Meer.
Our hotel is located right by the sea.
Das liegt daran, dass du die Stelle mit Wasser besprüht hast.
That's because you sprayed the spot with water.
Continue in the course
Add lessons and scheduled reviews.
In the course, you learn liegen in a lesson, review it on a schedule, and practice its forms once you know it.
The forms and sentences come from the Wortplay course. Its vocabulary draws on the Ding dictionary and on frequency data from wordfreq; audio is generated German speech. About the sources.