gesessen
sat (past participle)
Word details
- German meaning
- Das Partizip Perfekt des Verbs 'sitzen', beschreibt den Zustand des Sitzens.
- English meaning
- Sat
- Synonym
- gesetzt
- German example
- Ich habe den ganzen Tag gesessen.
- English example
- I have sat all day.
Related words
- hausgesessen
homebound
- hausgesessen
housebound
- hausgesessen
homebound
- alteingesessen
Long-established
- verraffen
To squander or waste something carelessly, often time or money.
- absitzen
to serve (time)
- stillsitzen
to sit still, to be still
- rumsitzen
To loaf around
- herumsitzen
to sit around
- einsitzen
To be in prison, to serve a prison sentence.
- aufsitzen
To mount means to get on something, usually an animal or a vehicle.
- nachsitzen
To have detention
- durchsitzen
To sit through
- aussitzen
Sit out
- sitzen
to sit
- in der Tinte sitzen
to be in trouble
- Luftzug
draft
Example sentences with “gesessen”
Wir haben lange im Garten gesessen. (We sat in the garden for a long time.)
Frequently asked questions
Why is it 'haben' with 'gesessen'?
Unlike movement verbs, 'sitzen' describes a state of being rather than a change of location, so it takes 'haben'.