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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