zitten

1. to sit
2. to be, to be placed or located
3. Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of sitting, this is vague and is not strictly required or emphasized.
4. to have a meeting, to consult, to sit down
5. (informal) to be in prison

nu eenmaal

just, as a matter of fact; (a modal particle indicating a certain fact that the speaker accepts is unlikely to change.)

in

• Adv

  1. in, inside
  2. into

• Prep
• Adj
• Verb

zijn

• Verb

  1. To be, to exist.
  2. Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
  3. Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of some verbs, together with a past participle.
  4. Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of some verbs, together with a past participle. Note: The perfect tense of most other verbs is formed using hebben.
  5. Used to form the perfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle.
  6. Used to form the perfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle. Note: The imperfect tense passive is formed using worden.
  7. Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses, together with aan het or, in archaic style, with a present participle.
  8. To go, to go on a trip and return.
  9. Used to indicate weather, temperature or some other general condition.
  10. to be, to equal, to total, to amount to; used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.

• Det

karakter

1. A character, standardized graphic symbol, such as a letter of an alphabet or a numeric digit.
2. A character; a role, often conventionalised, in theatre.
3. A nature, a character.
4. A character, a person's psychological characteristics; especially guts, backbone.
5. (obsolete) A magical mark, a witch's mark.

eenmaal

once

nu

• Adv

  1. now, at the present moment
  2. now, this time (indicating a certain amount of impatience)

• Conj
• Noun