dasitzen

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German

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Etymology

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da +‎ sitzen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌzɪ̯t͡sn̩/
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Verb

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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
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess, Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      Wir sind minutenlang schweigend dagesessen und haben gehorcht, ob du nicht doch endlich kämest.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (intransitive, figurative) Synonym of dastehen
    dumm dasitzen(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

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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

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Coordinate terms

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Further reading

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