Polyglot Dictionary

setzen

/ˈzɛtsn̩/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
setzt
past
setzte
perfect
hat gesetzt

Meaning

  1. to set, to place; (sich setzen) to sit down

    The plain root behind übersetzen (to translate, "to set across") and vorstellen's cousin einstellen ("to set into") — one of German's most productive verb roots.

    • Setz dich bitte.

      Please sit down.

    • Setz das Kind bitte auf den Stuhl. Ich binde ihm das Lätzchen um.

      Please put the child on the chair. I will tie its bib on.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Practice

1 What does setzen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches setzen?

See also

verbcore-vocabulary

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