hinsetzen

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German

Etymology

hin- +‎ setzen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hin‧set‧zen
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪnˌzɛtsən/,

Verb

hinsetzen (weak, third-person singular present setzt hin, past tense setzte hin, past participle hingesetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to sit down
    Ich möchte mich nicht auf den nassen Rasen hinsetzen.
    I don’t want to sit down on the wet grass.
  2. (transitive) to put, place (in a given position)
    Setzen Sie die Vase bitte hier hin.
    Please put the vase here.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • hinsetzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hinsetzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hinsetzen” in Duden online
  • hinsetzen” in OpenThesaurus.de