zat

Sentences

Op
🆙

het broodje zat ham en kaas
🧀

.

The sandwich had ham and cheese on it.

Er zat een
🅰️

vlek op
🆙

de witte lakens .

There was a stain on the white sheets.

De luier zat opnieuw
🔁

vol met uitwerpselen .

The diaper was full of feces again.

Weet u nog hoe het zat met de handelsakkoorden?

Do you remember trade agreements?

De auto
🚗

zat vast op
🆙

de tramsporen.

The car was stuck on the tram tracks.

De boot
⛵

zat geblokkeerd in de sluis .

The boat was blocked in the lock.

Meaning

🪑

zitten

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

in one’s cups

three sheets to the wind

elephant’s trunk

gambrinous

beneveld

drankzuchtig

gealcoholiseerd

poedelnat

μεθυσμένος

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zɑt/

Inherited from Middle Dutch

sat

Inherited from Old Dutch

*sat

Cognate with German

satt

Cognate with English

sad

Cognate with Danish

sat

In summary

From Middle Dutch sat, from Old Dutch *sat, *sad, from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-. Compare German satt, English sad, Danish sat.

Related words

zaten zit stond

⌚

kwam ging liep wist

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