Before you start
Meet setzen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on setzen
Add a prefix to setzen and the meaning changes.
- einsetzento put in, insert
- durchsetzento carry through, enforce
- fortsetzento continue
- umsetzento move, to put into practice
- voraussetzenpresuppose, take for granted
- ansetzento position, estimate, fix
- aussetzento abandon
- zusammensetzento put together
- absetzento take off, dismiss
- aufsetzento put on
- festsetzento determine
Forms
How setzen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | setze | setzte |
| du | setzt | setztest |
| er/sie/es | setzt | setzte |
| wir | setzen | setzten |
| ihr | setzt | setztet |
| Sie | setzen | setzten |
Partizip II gesetzt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich setze das Glas auf den Tisch.I put the glass on the table.present main clause
- 2Sie hat das Kind auf den Stuhl gesetzt.She sat the child on the chair.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wir setzen uns heute in den Garten.We are sitting down in the garden today.reflexive use
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
setzen + der Koffer
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Replace der Koffer with an accusative pronoun.
- 3Say where you put it.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I put it on the tableder Tisch.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the busder Bus came, I sat down.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She sits down because she is tiredmüde.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The man who sits beside me is friendlyfreundlich.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You can put the keysder Schlüssel, die Schlüssel here.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She sat down to eat.
Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Where would you put the flowersdie Blume, die Blumen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich setzen + obwohl + der Lärm
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Say that your brother sits down by the window.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you like to sit at home? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using setzen.
- 2Say where you like to sit.