wach liegen

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German

Alternative forms

  • wachliegen (only correct pre-reform spelling; now alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to lie awake (to try but fail to fall asleep)

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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