in der Familie liegen
it runs in the family
Türkçe: ailede olmak
In a sentence
Which form of liegen fills the gap?
Das Talent zur Musik ____ bei uns in der Familie.
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Das Talent zur Musik liegt bei uns in der Familie.
How it is used
Means 'it runs in the family' – traits/talents shared among relatives. Neutral/idiomatic. Use when explaining a family trait: 'Das musikalische Talent liegt in der Familie.' For both genetic and learned traits.
Other verbs that go with Familie
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Other collocations built on liegen
- im Bett liegento be lying in bed
- auf Eis liegena project or plan is temporarily paused
- in Führung liegento be in the lead
- sich in den Haaren liegento be constantly at odds
- auf der Hand liegento be obvious
- zu Grunde liegento underlie / be the basis of
- am Herzen liegento be close to one's heart
- in jds. Interesse liegenbeneficial or advantageous for someone
All 26 collocations built on liegen
More from Gesellschaft und Leben
- jdn. unter die Haube bringento get someone married
- außer Kontrolle geratento get out of control
- auf Reisen seinto be traveling
- eine Rolle spielento play a role
- ums Leben kommento die/be killed
All collocations in Gesellschaft und Leben
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