Polyglot Dictionary

beisetzen

/ˈbaɪ̯ˌzɛtsn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
setzt bei
past
setzte bei
perfect
hat beigesetzt

Meaning

  1. to inter, to bury

    Built from bei (along, with) + setzen (to set, to place).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • bei along, with
  • setzen to set, to place

Similar words

bestatten

Close synonyms for "to bury" in a funeral; both are formal/official words, not used casually.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

enterrar

enterrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to bury, to inter."

French

enterrer

enterrer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to bury, to inter."

Practice

1 What does beisetzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ ihn auf dem Friedhof bei.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beisetzen?

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