liegen — to lie (to be in a horizontal position); to lie down
liegen is the #126 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to lie (to be in a horizontal position); to lie down” and is pronounced /ˈliːɡən/.
#126frequency rank
0.06%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of liegen
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| liegt | he/she · present | he/she lies |
| lag | past | lay |
| gelegen | past participle | lain |
| läge | subjunctive past | lay |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| sein | auxiliary verb | |
| liegen | infinitive | to lie |
| liegend | -ing form | lying |
| liege | I · present | I lie |
| liegen | we · present | we lie |
| liege | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I lie |
| liegen | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we lie |
| liegst | you · present | you lie |
| liegt | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) lie |
| liegest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you lie |
| lieget | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) lie |
| liegen | they · present | they lie |
| liege | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she lie |
| liegen | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they lie |
| lag | I · past | I lay |
| lagen | we · past | we lay |
| läge | I · subjunctive II (would / if) | I would lie |
| lägen | we · subjunctive II (would / if) | we would lie |
| lagst | you · past | you lay |
| lagt | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) lay |
| lägest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | you would lie |
| lägst | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | you would lie |
| läget | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | you (pl.) would lie |
| lägt | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | you (pl.) would lie |
| lag | he/she · past | he/she lay |
| lagen | they · past | they lay |
| läge | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) | he/she would lie |
| lägen | they · subjunctive II (would / if) | they would lie |
| lieg | you · command | lie! |
| liege | you · command | lie! |
| liegt | you (pl.) · command | lie! (to several) |
| licken | alternative, dialectal |