German edit

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Etymology edit

Brache +‎ liegen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁaːxˌliːɡn̩/
  • Hyphenation: brach‧lie‧gen
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Verb edit

brachliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt brach, past tense lag brach, past participle brachgelegen, past subjunctive läge brach, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to be fallow, empty, unused

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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