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лежа́ть

verb, imperfective
Partner лечь, полежа́ть
daily used word (top 200)

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lay

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be situated

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Он лежи́т на скаме́йке. He is lying on the bench.
Когда он пьян, он брюзжи́т и дерётся. Когда он трезв, он лежи́т на чём попа́ло и молчи́т. When he is drunk, he grumbles and fights. When he is sober, he lies on whatever comes to hand and says nothing.
Павел сего́дня лежи́т больно́й. "Как плохо-то." Paul is sick in bed today. "That's too bad."
Худы́е вести не лежа́т на ме́сте. Bad news travels fast.
Он лежи́т на дива́не. He is lying on the sofa.
На горе лежи́т снег. There is snow on the mountain.
На столе́ лежи́т ка́рта. There is a map on the table.
На столе́ лежи́т ру́чка. There is a pen on the desk.
Они лежа́т на столе́. They're lying on the table.
Под дива́ном лежи́т пульт от телеви́зора. There is a TV remote control under the couch.

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Conjugation

	Present	Future
я	лежу́	бу́ду лежа́ть
ты	лежи́шь	бу́дешь лежа́ть
он/она́/оно́	лежи́т	бу́дет лежа́ть
мы	лежи́м	бу́дем лежа́ть
вы	лежи́те	бу́дете лежа́ть
они́	лежа́т	бу́дут лежа́ть