the German word for lay down is... Festlegung
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depending on context, it can also mean niederlegen, e.g.
die Waffen niederlegen - to lay down Arms (weapons)
Unten
Pronounced: OON-TEN
The word to lay down flat is... prone. Cookiecrisp$$
Down he lay
"lay" is a verb and "down" is an adverb.
It is not a combined form. The word "down" is an adverb. It can modify verbs such as lay.
"lay" is a verb and "down" is an adverb.
"lay" is a verb and "down" is an adverb.
No. The word lay is a verb. It cannot be a preposition.
Present form is 'lie down'. Its past form is 'lay down'. If the preposition down does not follow the word 'lie' that can also mean - telling a false data. The past for this word is 'lied'
recline
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"Lay" is the present tense for the word that means "to place or put down": Lay your coat on the bad. Lay your head on the pillow. "Lie" is the present tense for the word that means "to recline": Lie down for a nap. Lie on the examining table. Here is the present and past tense for each of those examples: Today you lay your coat on the bad. Yesterday you laid your coat on the bed. Today I lay my head on the pillow. Yesterday I laid my head on the pillow. Today I lie down for a nap. Yesterday I lay down for a nap. Today he lies on the examining table. Yesterday he lay on the examining table.
liegen. the four parts of this strong verb are leigen, leigt, log, gelogen===================================================A number of issues here:There are no such words as leigen or leigt in German.Liegen means to lie (down).log and gelogen are past tense and past participles of the verb lügen, meaning to lie (as in not tell the truth, to tell lies).The German translation of the English verb lay is legen