im Argen liegen
to be in a bad state / to be amiss
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Adjective endings in the dativeAdjektivendungen im Dativ
- mehrere (several)mehrere (Indefinitpronomen)
- beide (both)beide (Indefinitpronomen)
- Infinitive construction 'ohne ... zu' / 'anstatt ... zu' (without / instead of doing)Infinitivkonstruktion 'ohne ... zu' / 'anstatt ... zu'
Examples
In vielen Schulen liegt die im Argen.
In many schools the equipment is in a bad state.