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setzen causative of sitzen: to set; to put; to sit down

setzen is the #221 most common word in German, a verb. It means “causative of sitzen: to set; to put; to sit down” and is pronounced /ˈzɛtsən/.

#221frequency rank
0.03%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of setzen

FormWhat it isMeaning
setzthe/she · presenthe/she sets
setztepastset
gesetztpast participleset
habenauxiliary verb
seinauxiliary verb
setzeninfinitiveto set
setzend-ing formseting
setzeI · presentI set
setzenwe · presentwe set
setzeI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I set
setzenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we set
setztyou · presentyou set
setztyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) set
setzestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you set
setzetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) set
setzenthey · presentthey set
setzehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she set
setzenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they set
setzteI · pastI set
setztenwe · pastwe set
setzteI · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeI would set
setztenwe · subjunctive II (would / if) · politewe would set
setztestyou · pastyou set
setztetyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) set
setztestyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would set
setztetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would set
setztehe/she · pasthe/she set
setztenthey · pastthey set
setztehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · politehe/she would set
setztenthey · subjunctive II (would / if) · politethey would set
setzyou · commandset!
setzeyou · commandset!
setztyou (pl.) · commandset! (to several)

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