Skip to main content

in der Familie liegen

German, verb

in der Familie liegen is a German verb meaning “to run in the family” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does in der Familie liegen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to run in the family

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of in der Familie liegen

  • liegt in der Familie present singular third-person
  • lag in der Familie past
  • in der Familie gelegen participle past
  • läge in der Familie past subjunctive
  • haben auxiliary
  • sein auxiliary
  • 5 strong
  • haben or sein auxiliary
  • in der Familie liegend participle present
  • in der Familie zu liegen infinitive infinitive-zu
  • liege in der Familie first-person indicative present
  • liegen in der Familie first-person indicative plural
  • liegst in der Familie indicative present second-person
  • liegest in der Familie second-person singular subjunctive
  • lieget in der Familie plural second-person subjunctive
  • lagen in der Familie first-person indicative plural
  • lägen in der Familie first-person plural subjunctive
  • lagst in der Familie indicative preterite second-person

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce in der Familie liegen?

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.