Verb

setzen

to put, to place, to set, to sit down

Ich setze die Tasse auf den Tisch.

I put the cup on the table.

Setzen Sie sich, bitte.

Please sit down.

Er setzt ein Lesezeichen in das Buch.

He puts a bookmark in the book.

((et4)) ((auf/in/an+4)) to put sth on/in/at sth Ich setze die Tasse auf den Tisch.

((sich4)) to sit down Setzen Sie sich, bitte.

Synonyms: stellen (to put upright), legen (to lay flat), platzieren (to place); Antonyms: aufstehen (to stand up), nehmen (to take)

From Old High German 'sezzen', the causative form of 'sizzen' (to sit), meaning 'to cause to sit'.

Cognate with English 'to set'. Imagine 'setting' a gem into a ring. For the reflexive form 'sich setzen', think of 'setting yourself down' to sit.

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