sitzen lassen
German, verb/ˈzɪtsn̩ ˌlasən/
sitzen lassen is a German verb meaning “to keep someone seated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does sitzen lassen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to keep someone seated
- 2
to leave someone in the lurch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of sitzen lassen
- lässt sitzen present singular third-person
- ließ sitzen past
- sitzen gelassen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- sitzen lassend participle present
- sitzen zu lassen infinitive infinitive-zu
- lasse sitzen first-person indicative present
- lassen sitzen first-person indicative plural
- lasst sitzen indicative plural present
- lassest sitzen second-person singular subjunctive
- lasset sitzen plural second-person subjunctive
- ließen sitzen first-person indicative plural
- ließe sitzen first-person singular subjunctive
- ließest sitzen indicative preterite second-person
- ließt sitzen indicative preterite second-person
- ließet sitzen plural second-person subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sitzen lassen?
- /ˈzɪtsn̩ ˌlasən/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sitzen lassen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.