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besetzen

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See also: Besetzen and besëtzen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German besetzen, from Old High German bisezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *bisattjan, from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (“to set near; set around”), equivalent to be- +‎ setzen.

Cognate with Saterland Frisian besätte, West Frisian besette, Dutch bezetten, English beset, German Low German besetten, Danish besætte, Swedish besätta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈzɛtsən/, [bəˈzɛtsn̩] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /b̥eˈsɛtsɛn/, [b̥eˈsɛtsn̩] (Austria)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
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  • Hyphenation: be‧set‧zen

Verb

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besetzen (weak, third-person singular present besetzt, past tense besetzte, past participle besetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (military and general) to occupy
  2. (film, theater) to cast (choose someone for a performing part)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “besetzen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
  • “besetzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “besetzen” in Duden online
  • “besetzen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ setzen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beˈzætsen/, [bəˈzætsən]

Verb

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besetzen (third-person singular present besetzt, past participle besat, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to occupy
  2. (transitive, military) to occupy, to take
  3. (transitive, a seat or space) to reserve, to hold
  4. (transitive, a job or role) to fill
  5. (transitive, film, theater) to cast

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive besetzen
participle besat
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular besetzen —
2nd singular besetz besetz
3rd singular besetzt —
1st plural besetzen —
2nd plural besetzt besetzt
3rd plural besetzen —

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.