sétte

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See also: sette, Sette, and sètte

Limburgish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti.

Verb

sétte (third-person singular present sétt, preterite soët, past participle geséëte, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)

  1. (intransitive) to sit; to perch
  2. (intransitive) to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state)
  3. (intransitive, of clothing) to fit
  4. (intransitive, in certain constructions) to be (e.g. with voll métt)
  5. (intransitive, colloquial) to do time; to spend time in jail
Conjugation
Irregular with past tense (Eupen dialect)
infinitive sétte
participle geséëte
auxiliary haane
present
indicative 		past
indicative 		conditional imperative
1st singular sétt soët siët —
2nd singular sétts soëts siëts sétt
3rd singular sétt soët siët —
1st plural sétte soëte siëte —
2nd plural sétt soët siët sétt
3rd plural sétte soëte siëte —

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti, ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root of etymology 1.

Verb

sétte (third-person singular present sétt, preterite satt, past participle gesatt, auxiliary verb haane or séëne)

  1. (transitive) to set; to put
  2. (reflexive, of a person) to sit down
  3. (reflexive, of particles or contents) to settle
Conjugation
Irregular with past tense (Eupen dialect)
infinitive sétte
participle gesatt
auxiliary haane
present
indicative 		past
indicative 		conditional imperative
1st singular sétt satt sätt —
2nd singular sétts satts sätts sétt
3rd singular sétt satt sätt —
1st plural sétte satte sätte —
2nd plural sétt satt sätt sétt
3rd plural sétte satte sätte —
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