in der Familie liegen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "to lie in the family".

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

in der Familie liegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt in der Familie, past tense lag in der Familie, past participle in der Familie gelegen, past subjunctive läge in der Familie, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to run in the family

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]