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лежал
lay
Meaning of лежал
Русский
находился в горизонтальном положении
English
was lying flat or resting in a horizontal position (past of lie)
Pronunciation
Russian
[lʲɪˈʐaɫ]
Russian (Russia)
Traps and common mistakes
Лежал or лёг?
лёг
лёг = lay down (got into a lying position)
Don't mix them up. He got into bed — лёг; he stayed there for some time — лежал.
Я устал и лёг на кровать.
I was tired and lay down on the bed.
Пёс долго лежал у двери.
The dog lay by the door for a long time.
лежал with English translation
лежал usage examples
🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English
Кошка лежала на солнце.
The cat lay in the sun.
🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English
Ключи лежали на полу.
The keys lay on the floor.
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лежал meaning: what does it mean?
was lying flat or resting in a horizontal position (past of lie)
лежал pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
лежал is pronounced as [lʲɪˈʐaɫ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
лежал definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The cat lay in the sun. Translation: Кошка лежала на солнце.
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