verliggen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verliggen, from Old Dutch *farliggen, from Proto-West Germanic *fraliggjan, equivalent to ver- +‎ liggen. Cognate with English forlie, German verliegen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈlɪɣə(n)/, /vɛrˈlɪɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧lig‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪɣən

Verb

verliggen

  1. (ergative) to shift the body's position while lying
  2. (ergative) to lie elsewhere, to reposition

Usage notes

Rarely used by itself, more commonly used with the verb gaan + infinitive.

Conjugation

Conjugation of verliggen (strong class 5, prefixed)
infinitive verliggen
past singular verlag
past participle verlegen
infinitive verliggen
gerund verliggen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verlig verlag
2nd person sing. (jij) verligt, verlig2 verlag
2nd person sing. (u) verligt verlag
2nd person sing. (gij) verligt verlagt
3rd person singular verligt verlag
plural verliggen verlagen
subjunctive sing.1 verligge verlage
subjunctive plur.1 verliggen verlagen
imperative sing. verlig
imperative plur.1 verligt
participles verliggend verlegen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.