schiefliegen

== German == === Etymology === schief +‎ liegen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʃiːfˌliːɡn̩] Hyphenation: schief‧lie‧gen === Verb === schiefliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt schief, past tense lag schief, past participle schiefgelegen, past subjunctive läge schief, auxiliary haben or sein) (colloquial) to be wrong ==== 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 === “schiefliegen” in Duden online