sitzen

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɪtsn̩/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Aber echte Camper sitzen auf dem Boden oder auf Baumstämmen .

But real campers sit on the ground or on tree trunks.

Sie sitzen meist in Gruppen in den Fichten-Triebachseln der vorjährigen Triebe .

They usually sit in groups in the spruce shoots of the previous year's shoots.