wachliegen

See also: wach liegen

German

Verb

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

  1. alternative spelling of wach liegen

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.

Conjugation