zurückliegen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

zurück- +‎ liegen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [t͡suˈʁʏkˌliːɡn̩]
  • Hyphenation: zu‧rück‧lie‧gen
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

zurückliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt zurück, past tense lag zurück, past participle zurückgelegen, past subjunctive läge zurück, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to trail, to lag behind
  2. to have taken place (in the past)

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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