wir lagen

lay, were lying

ˈl aː ɡ ə n → liegen
lag Past tense + en past tense (we/they)
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, past tense Uncommon #12,351
lay, were lying
GE: Die Schlüssel lagen auf dem Tisch.
EN: The keys were on the table.
Conjugation of liegen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First lag lagen
Third lag lagen

Kleider lagen über den Fußboden verstreut.

Clothes were scattered across the floor.

Mays Kleider lagen überall im Zimmer herum.

May's clothes were scattered all over the room.

Auf dem Auto lagen über zehn Zentimeter Schnee.

There was over ten centimeters of snow on the car.

Sie lagen auf dem Geländer.

They were lying on the railing.

— Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)

Überall auf dem Boden lagen Kleidungsstücke verstreut herum.

There were pieces of clothing scattered all over the floor.

Die Zeit, als wir uns glücklich in den Armen lagen?

The time when we lay happily in each other's arms?

— Die Frau im Nebel (2022)

Erst wollte er sie, und nach zwei Wochen lagen sie rum.

At first he wanted them, and two weeks later they were just lying around.

— Manitou's Shoe (2001)

Ich fand einen Topf, in dem mehrere alte Münzen lagen.

I found a pot containing several old coins.

Aber alle seine Sachen lagen noch im Kasten.

But all his things were still in the cupboard.

— Eine Frage der Ehre (1992)

Wir lagen einander weinend in den Armen.

We held each other in our arms, crying.

Sie lagen in meinem Stall.

They were lying in my stable.

— Jean Florette (1986)

Tote Babys lagen im Lagerraum.

Dead babies lay in the storage room.

Auf dem Tisch lagen alle möglichen Bücher.

There were all kinds of books on the table.

Überall auf dem Boden lagen Kleidungsstücke herum.

There were pieces of clothing lying around all over the floor.

Als ich aufwachte, lagen zehn Zentimeter Schnee.

When I woke up, there were ten centimeters of snow.

Den hab ich von der Wiese, auf der so viele lagen.

I got it from the meadow where so many others were lying.

— Der Junge und der Reiher (2023)

Sie lagen auf der Straße, man brachte Sie her.

You were lying in the street; you were brought here.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Am Ende der achten Runde lagen wir vorne.

We were in the lead at the end of the eighth round.

— Feld der Träume (1989)

Zeitungen lagen überall auf dem Fußboden zerstreut.

Newspapers were scattered all over the floor.

Wir lagen falsch, Lakha.

We were wrong, Lakha.

— Lagaan - Es war einmal in Indien (2001)

Wir beide lagen falsch.

We were both wrong.

Kräuter lagen uns zu Füßen.

Herbs lay at our feet.

— Der Spiegel (1975)

Die meisten Preise lagen sehr nah am Buchpreis, fast immer ein wenig darunter.

Most of the prices were very close to the list price, almost always a little lower.

Zwei Sekunden später lagen drei Tote da.

Two seconds later, there were three dead bodies.

— M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931)

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