sëtzen

See also: setzen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German sitzen, from Old High German sizzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan.

Cognates

Cognate with German sitzen, Dutch zitten, English sit, West Frisian sitte, Icelandic sitja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzətsən/

  Rhymes: -ətsən

Verb

sëtzen (third-person singular present sëtzt, preterite souz, past participle gesiess, past subjunctive séiz, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (intransitive) to sit (to be seated)
2. (intransitive) to sit (to be a member on a committee)
3. (intransitive, of clothes) to fit, to sit
4. (intransitive, colloquial) to do time, to be in prison

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense

infinitive	sëtzen
participle	gesiess
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	past indicative	conditional	imperative
1st singular	sëtzen	souz	séiz	—
2nd singular	sëtz	souz	séiz	sëtz
3rd singular	sëtzt	souz	séiz	—
1st plural	sëtzen	souzen	séizen	—
2nd plural	sëtzt	souzt	séizt	sëtzt
3rd plural	sëtzen	souzen	séizen	—

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

Derived terms

• asëtzen
• besëtzen
• festsëtzen