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"to lie" in Dutch

liggen
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The Dutch translation for “to lie” is liggen.

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lied gelegen
lied gelogen
lied logen
lied loog

Examples of "to lie" in use

There are 10 examples of the Dutch word for "to lie" being used:
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to lie (long form) te liggen
The princess now had to lie there all night. Daar moest de prinses nu de hele nacht op liggen.
Leave that behind and teach your other children to swim! Laat dat maar liggen, en leer je andere kinderen liever zwemmen!
The keys are on my desk. De sleutels liggen op mijn bureau.
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice. Eindelijk werd het moede, bleef doodstil liggen en vroor in het ijs vast.
There it lay down quite exhausted Daar bleef het geheel uitgeput liggen.
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged En zo bleef het roerloos liggen, terwijl de hagel door het riet snorde en er schot op schot knalde.
The maximum will be between 5 and 9 degrees. De maxima liggen tussen 5 en 9 graden.
There should be a box of matches in the top drawer. Er zou een pakje lucifers in de bovenste la moeten liggen.
Permits are available for inspection at City Hall. De vergunningen liggen ter inzage op het stadhuis.

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And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged,
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice.,
Leave that behind and teach your other children to swim!,
The keys are on my desk.,
The maximum will be between 5 and 9 degrees.,
The princess now had to lie there all night.,
There it lay down quite exhausted,
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