Sitzung

/ˈzɪtsʊŋ/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Sitzungen

Meaning

  1. meeting, session

    Built from sitzen (to sit) + -ung (-ing).

    • Die Sitzung beginnt um zehn.

      The meeting starts at ten.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • sitzen to sit
  • -ung -ing

Similar words

session

Session and Sitzung are close synonyms; Sitzung is more formal, like a meeting of a committee.

Practice

1 What does Sitzung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ beginnt um zehn.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sitzung?

nouncompound

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