richtigliegen

== German == === Etymology === richtig +‎ liegen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʁɪçtɪçˌliːɡn̩/ Hyphenation: rich‧tig‧lie‧gen === Verb === richtigliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt richtig, past tense lag richtig, past participle richtiggelegen, past subjunctive läge richtig, auxiliary haben or sein) (colloquial) to be right to act correctly ==== 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 ==== === Further reading === “richtigliegen” in Duden online