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liggen

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch liggen, from Old Dutch liggen, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪɣə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: lig‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪɣən

Verb

liggen

  1. (intransitive) to lie; to be lying down
  2. (intransitive, often of place names) to be, to be placed or located
    Er ligt een hoop rommel op zolder. ― There is a lot of rubbish in the attic.
    Kun je me zeggen waar Geldrop ligt? ― Could you tell me where Geldrop is (located)?
  3. (auxiliary, with te) Forms a continuous aspect.
    Je biefstuk ligt daar koud te worden. ― Your steak is (lying) there getting cold.
  4. (transitive) to be one's thing; to suit
    Piano spelen ligt me niet. ― Playing the piano is not my thing.

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (strong class 5), infinitive ...

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: lê (merger with leggen)
  • Jersey Dutch: lixxe
  • Negerhollands: lee, lei, lej
  • → Papiamentu: lèg
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Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Old Saxon liggian, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Compare Dutch liggen, German liegen, West Frisian lizze, English lie, Danish ligge.

Verb

liggen (past singular lag, past participle elaegen, auxiliary verb waen or hebben)

  1. (intransitive) to lie; to be lying down
  2. (intransitive, often of place names) to be, to be placed or located
    Daor ligt mien hoes an de waterkaante.
    There is my house by the coast.
    Kön i'j mi'j wiezen waor Bersenbrügge ligt?
    Could you tell me where Bersenbrücke is (located)?
  3. (intransitive, with te and another verb) Used as an alternative to waen + an 't to form a continuous aspect.
    Jan veel in t water. No ligt ziene klere te dreugen op t grösveld.
    Jan fell in the water. Now his clothes are lying on the lawn to dry.
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German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon liggian, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Compare Dutch liggen, German liegen, West Frisian lizze, English lie, Danish ligge.

Verb

liggen (past singular leeg, past participle legen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (intransitive) to lie; to be lying down
  2. (intransitive, often of place names) to be, to be placed or located
    Dor liggt mien Huus an't Waterkant.
    There is my house by the coast.
    Köönt ji mi wiesen wor Bersenbrügge liggt?
    Could you tell me where Bersenbrücke is (located)?
  3. (intransitive, with te and another verb) Used as an alternative to wesen + an't to form a continuous aspect.
    Dien Eten liggt dor kold to warren.
    Your food is (lying) there getting cold.

Usage notes

  • The grammar given is for a Northern Low Saxon dialect that merges all close-mid and mid-open vowels and elides syllable-final schwa. As such it is lacking distinctions that are grammatical in other dialects.

Conjugation

More information infinitive, present ...

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch liggen, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Verb

liggen

  1. to lie, be lying horizontal
  2. to lie, to have been placed
  3. to be located, to be present
  4. to live (in a place)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną.

Verb

liggen

  1. to lie
  2. to be located

Inflection

More information infinitive, indicative ...
Conjugation of liggen (strong class 5 j-present)

Descendants

Further reading

  • “liggen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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Swedish

Noun

liggen

  1. definite nominative plural of ligg

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