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er lag

he was lying

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phrase Uncommon #19,882
he was lying Past tense of liegen, describing someone in a horizontal or resting position.
GE: Er lag den ganzen Nachmittag im Bett.
EN: He was lying in bed all afternoon.

Er lag auf dem Sofa.

He was lying on the sofa.

Er lag diese Woche krank im Bett.

He was sick in bed this week.

Er lag verletzt auf dem Boden.

He lay injured on the ground.

Er lag auf dem Boden.

He was lying on the floor.

Er lag auf einem Sofa, die Augen geschlossen.

He was lying on a sofa, his eyes closed.

Er lag komplett falsch.

He was completely wrong.

Er lag auf dem Rücken.

He was lying on his back.

Er lag bis zur Morgendämmerung im Bett und dachte an dies und das.

He lay in bed until dawn, thinking about this and that.

Er lag stundenlang wach, weil er an sie denken musste.

He lay awake for hours thinking about her.

Er lag auf dem Bett.

He was lying on the bed.

Er lag auf der Straße.

He was lying on the street.

— PK - Andere Sterne, andere Sitten (2014)

Er lag im Park, wo er gestorben ist.

He was lying in the park, where he died.

— Ikiru - Einmal wirklich leben (1952)

Er lag auf dem Rasen.

He was lying on the grass.

Er lag bewusstlos am Ufer.

He lay unconscious on the bank.

— Kein Sterbenswort (2006)

Er lag nie falsch.

He was never wrong.

— Frau ohne Gewissen (1944)