Before you start
Meet vorliegen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- to be available (of documentation/information) [with dative ‘for someone's perusal’]
- to be present, to be the case (of a specific type of situation)
Build the meaning
vor- + liegen
- vor-
- in front of someone, or already there to be considered
- liegen
- to lie, be situated
Something lies before you, ready to be examined or taken into account.
So vorliegen means to be present, available, or exist.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: vor·liegen
In a main clause the prefix vor splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDer Plan liegt jetzt vor.The plan is available now.
Subordinate clauseSie sagt, dass der Plan vorliegt.She says that the plan is available.
Participle: vorgelegenzu-infinitive: vorzuliegen
Forms
How vorliegen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | liege vor | lag vor |
| du | liegst vor | lagst vor |
| er/sie/es | liegt vor | lag vor |
| wir | liegen vor | lagen vor |
| ihr | liegt vor | lagt vor |
| Sie | liegen vor | lagen vor |
Partizip II vorgelegen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Rechnung liegt zur Prüfung vor.The bill is available for review.available for review
- 2Die Liste hat gestern vorgelegen.The list was available yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass der Bericht vorliegt.I know that the report is available.verb at the end after dass