hinlegen
lie down
The German verb 'hinlegen' is a separable verb, which means it can be split into two parts in certain situations. It is used to express the action of lying down or placing something down. For example, 'Ich lege mich hin' means 'I lie down'. The past participle of 'hinlegen' is 'hingelegt', which is used to form perfect tenses. For example, 'Ich habe mich hingelegt' means 'I have lain down'.
Example sentences using: hinlegen
Ich muss mich jetzt hinlegen.
I need to lay down now.
This sentence means that the speaker needs to lay down at this moment. 'mich' refers to the speaker themselves and 'jetzt' signifies that they need to do it now.
Du solltest das Baby hinlegen.
You should lay the baby down.
In this case, 'Du' refers to the listener, whom the speaker suggests should lay the baby down. The modal verb 'solltest' implies a suggestion or advice.
Wir können uns hier hinlegen.
We can lay down here.
The sentence suggests that the possibility exists for the speaker and the listener (or a group including them both) to lay down in this particular location. 'uns' refers to 'us' and 'hier' is the location 'here'.