sitting
dieNoundas Sitzen (act); sitzend (adjective)
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Sitzgelegenheit ist ein Ort oder ein Möbelstück, das zum Sitzen gedacht ist.
- English meaning
- A seat is a place or piece of furniture designed for sitting.
- Synonym
- Sitzplatz
- German example
- Im Park gibt es viele Sitzgelegenheiten.
- English example
- There are many seats in the park.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Sitzgelegenheit
- Plural Form
- die Sitzgelegenheiten
Related words
- sitzen
sitting
- Sitz
sitting
- Couch
Couch
- Simse
Ledge, cornice
- Wartesaal
Waiting room
- Klassenzimmer
A classroom is a room in a school where students are taught.
- Luftzug
draft
- Knitter
Crease
- Babysitting
Babysitting
- Gartenrotschwanz
Redstart
- Schwarzkehlchen
Whinchat
- Kleinlibelle
Damselfly
- Schooß
The lap refers to the area of the body that is formed when sitting and the thighs form a kind of shelf; often seen as a place of security and closeness.
- Rotschwänzchen
Redstart
- Klassenraum
Classroom
- Nebenmann
The person next to you is the person sitting directly beside you, for example, in the cinema or on the bus.
- Rückenschmerz
Back pain
- Zimmerecke
A Zimmerecke (room corner) is the area where two walls of a room meet and form an angle.
- sitzen
to sit
- aufspringen
To jump up means to suddenly and quickly rise from a sitting or lying position, or to jump onto something.
- quarzen
to smoke
- verrosten
To rust means that metal forms rust through reaction with oxygen and water and thereby decomposes.
- überkreuzen
To cross
- pelzig
Numb, furry
- steif
stiff
- bärtig
bearded
- frierend
Freezing
- sitzend
Sitting describes the position in which someone is when resting on a chair or the ground.
- lesend
Reading
- Rand
edge
- Felsentaube
Rock dove
- Taube
Pigeon
- Krabbenspinne
Crab spider
- Kröte
Toad
- Kröte
Toad
- Schoß
The lap is the area on the thighs when sitting.
- Ufer
Shore
- Balkon
A balcony is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually surrounded by a railing or balustrade.
- Präposition
Preposition
- Zugluft
Draft
- Gimpel
Bullfinch
Example sentences with “sitting”
Sitting is exhausting. (Das Sitzen ist anstrengend.)
Frequently asked questions
How to use 'sitting' as a noun in German?
Use the infinitive as a noun: 'das Sitzen'. It is always neuter.