dasitzen

da +‎ sitzen

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːˌzɪ̯t͡sn̩/

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dasitzen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present sitzt da, past tense saß da, past participle dagesessen, past subjunctive säße da, auxiliary haben or (see usage notes) sein)

1. (intransitive) to sit there

   still dasitzen ― to sit still

   • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:

     Wir sind minutenlang schweigend dagesessen und haben gehorcht, ob du nicht doch endlich kämest.

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2. (intransitive, figurative) Synonym of dastehen

   dumm dasitzen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.

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• dastehen

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