In Trümmern liegen
Lying in ruins
Language note: 'Trümmern' comes from 'Trümmer' (debris/ruins) with a poetic tone.
Context: Commenting on the state of things, they describe its current condition.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
In
[in]
in
Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.
Das Haus steht in Trümmern.
The house is in ruins.
Trümmern
[truem-mern]
ruins
The remains of something destroyed or decayed.
Das alte Schloss liegt in Trümmern.
The old castle lies in ruins.
liegen
[lee-ghen]
lie
To be in or assume a horizontal or resting position.
Die Bücher liegen auf dem Tisch.
The books lie on the table.
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