
setzen is one of the A2 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
setzen
to set / put
/ˈzɛt͡sn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
setzen, setzte, hat gesetzt
Practice "setzen"
Examples — setzen in a sentence
Ich setze das Kind auf den Stuhl.
I put the child on the chair.
Setz bitte einen Punkt ans Ende.
Please put a period at the end.
How to remember it
The root: to set / put something down (distinct from sitzen, to be seated).
Word family
setzen family · 12 related words
- absetzen discontinue / remove Shifted meaning
- ansetzen apply / schedule / start Shifted meaning
- einsetzen Coming soon to insert; to deploy, to use Shifted meaning
- fortsetzen continue Shifted meaning
- umsetzen implement / convert Not predictable
- versetzen Coming soon to move, to transfer Shifted meaning
- voraussetzen Coming soon to presuppose, to assume Not predictable
- zurücksetzen reset