viele Jahre zurückliegen

to be many years behind

Türkçe: üzerinden yıllar geçmiş olmak

Noun

die Jahre Pl.

Verb

zurückliegen

Topic

Zeit und Ablauf

Watch out. Common mistake: confusing with 'zurückliegen' (to lie behind).

In a sentence

Which form of zurückliegen fills the gap?

Der Skandal um den Politiker ____ schon viele Jahre ____.

How it is used

Means 'to be many years behind' or 'to date back many years.' Neutral register. Use when someone's skills are outdated or an event happened long ago. Common mistake: confusing with 'zurückliegen' (to lie behind).

Other verbs that go with Jahre

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in die Jahre kommento be getting on in years

All collocations with Jahre

More from Zeit und Ablauf

• eine Entwicklung nehmento take a certain course of development
• in Vergessenheit geratento be forgotten over time
• eine Nachtschicht einlegento work late into the night
• Feierabend habento be finished with work for the day
• zum Anlass nehmento take something as an occasion/opportunity

All collocations in Zeit und Ablauf