in den letzten Zügen liegen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪn deːn ˈlɛt͡stn̩ ˈt͡syːɡn̩ liːɡn̩]
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Verb

in den letzten Zügen liegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt in den letzten Zügen, past tense lag in den letzten Zügen, past participle in den letzten Zügen gelegen, past subjunctive läge in den letzten Zügen, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (idiomatic) to be on one's last legs; to be in one's death throes

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

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