Translation
to lie, to lie down, to be lying
Examples
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The book is lying on the table.
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He lay in bed and slept.
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The town lies between two mountains.
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She lay on the grass and looked at the sky.
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The dog is lying in front of the door.
Like and , is a state: to be in a lying position. Lying down as an action is i, and laying something down is i. That is the whole of it, which means the lie / lay / laid / lain mess that trips up native English speakers simply does not exist here. also does duty for places being situated - - a use borrowed from German and French and thoroughly at home in Esperanto prose.
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