Before you start
Meet unterliegen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- (intransitive) to be defeated [with dative ‘by’] [auxiliary sein]
- (intransitive) to be subject to, to be influenced [with dative ‘by’] [auxiliary haben]
- (rare, dated) to lie beneath
Forms
How unterliegen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | unterliege | unterlag |
| du | unterliegst | unterlagst |
| er/sie/es | unterliegt | unterlag |
| wir | unterliegen | unterlagen |
| ihr | unterliegt | unterlagt |
| Sie | unterliegen | unterlagen |
Partizip II unterlegen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Unser Team unterliegt dem anderen Team.Our team is defeated by the other team.present main clause
- 2Die Partei ist der anderen Partei unterlegen.The party was defeated by the other party.Perfekt with haben
- 3Das Spiel unterliegt klaren Regeln.The game is subject to clear rules.subject to rules