sitzen

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Meaning

(class-5,intransitive,strong) to sit; to perch
(class-5,intransitive,strong) to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state)
(class-5,intransitive,strong) to fit
(class-5,intransitive,regional,strong) to be (e.g. with voller)
(class-5,colloquial,intransitive,strong) to do time; to spend time in jail
(class-5,colloquial,intransitive,strong,usually) to hit home; to have a significant effect
(Switzerland,class-5,intransitive,strong) to sit down

sit

be sitting

be located

be seated

hold steady

strike home

hold still

sich hinsetzen

sich setzen

sich befinden

sich niedersetzen

Haftstrafe verbüßen

hogge

sich niederlassen

hinsetzen

solide

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɪtsn̩/

From Middle High German sitzen, from Old High German sizzen, sitten, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan. Cognate with Low German sitten, Dutch zitten, English sit, Danish sidde.