German edit

Etymology edit

da +‎ sitzen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌzɪ̯t͡sn̩/
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Verb edit

dasitzen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present sitzt da, past tense saß da, past participle dagesessen, past subjunctive säße da, auxiliary haben or (see usage notes) sein)

  1. (intransitive) to sit there
    still dasitzento sit still
  2. (intransitive, figurative) Synonym of dastehen
    dumm dasitzen(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes edit

Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.

Conjugation edit

Coordinate terms edit

Further reading edit

  • dasitzen” in Duden online
  • dasitzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache