German edit

Etymology edit

vor- +‎ liegen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡŋ̩], [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡən]
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Verb edit

vorliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt vor, past tense lag vor, past participle vorgelegen, past subjunctive läge vor, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to be existent, to be there, to be present, to be available (information for inspection)

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.

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • vorliegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • vorliegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • vorliegen” in Duden online
  • vorliegen” in OpenThesaurus.de