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setzen

set

verb ZET-sen Common

Also means

place

Usage Note

setzen is a weak transitive verb meaning to set or place, and reflexively sich setzen means 'to sit down' (the action), unlike sitzen (the state). It builds einsetzen ('to deploy') and fortsetzen ('to continue'). To bet uses auf plus accusative: auf ein Pferd setzen.

Examples

"Setz dich bitte auf das Sofa."

Natural Translation

Please sit down on the sofa.

Literal Translation

Set yourself please on the sofa.

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