übereinanderliegen

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German

Etymology

übereinander- +‎ liegen

Verb

übereinanderliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt übereinander, past tense lag übereinander, past participle übereinandergelegen, past subjunctive läge übereinander, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to lie on top of each other

Usage notes

  • The most common auxiliary with übereinanderliegen is haben: Sie haben übereinandergelegen. In northern and central Germany, this form is strongly predominant and in some regions exclusive. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is usual in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage: Sie sind übereinandergelegen.

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