sitzen
to sit
- Past (Präteritum)
- saß
- Past participle
- gesessen (haben)
Positional verb for seated persons. *Sitzen bleiben* (= stay seated / repeat a class). Pants idiom: *Die Hose sitzt gut.* Short *i* → long *a*: *sitzen–saß–gesessen*.
Conjugation
Present
- sitzt
- present, singular, third-person
- sitze
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- sitzen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
Past
- saß
- past
- saßen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- saßest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- saßt
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
Subjunctive
- säße
- past, subjunctive
- sitze
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- sitzen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- sitzest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- sitzet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- säßen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- säßest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- säßt
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- säßet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gesessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- sei gesessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gesessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seien gesessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gesessen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seist gesessen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest gesessen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gesessen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- seiet gesessen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gesessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wäre gesessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gesessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wären gesessen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gesessen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärst gesessen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest gesessen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gesessen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wärt gesessen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret gesessen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde sitzen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden sitzen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- sitz
- imperative, second-person, singular
- sitze
- imperative, second-person, singular
- sitzt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gesessen
- participle, past
- sitzend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- sitzen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gesessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- bin gesessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gesessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- sind gesessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gesessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- bist gesessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gesessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- seid gesessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gesessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- ist gesessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gesessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- war gesessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gesessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- waren gesessen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gesessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- warst gesessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gesessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- wart gesessen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- sitzen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde sitzen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden sitzen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst sitzen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet sitzen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird sitzen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gesessen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- gesessen sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gesessen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werde gesessen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gesessen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- werden gesessen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
Prefixed forms (5)
- absitzen (separable)
to serve (a sentence)
Er sitzt eine Strafe ab. — He is serving a sentence.
- aussitzen (separable)
to sit out
Wir sitzen das Problem aus. — We'll sit out the problem.
- festsitzen (separable)
to be stuck
Wir sitzen im Stau fest. — We're stuck in traffic.
- dabeisitzen (separable)
to sit with
Er saß nur dabei. — He just sat with them.
- besitzen (inseparable)
to own
Sie besitzt ein Haus. — She owns a house.