richtigliegen

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German

Etymology

richtig +‎ liegen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɪçtɪçˌliːɡn̩/
  • Hyphenation: rich‧tig‧lie‧gen
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Verb

richtigliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt richtig, past tense lag richtig, past participle richtiggelegen, past subjunctive läge richtig, auxiliary haben or sein) (colloquial)

  1. to be right
  2. to act correctly

Usage notes

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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