Understand spoken Dutch

"to sit" in Dutch

zitten
To sit. The Dutch for "to sit" is "zitten".
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to sit” is zitten.

See also

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were sitting zaten
sat (plural) zaten
sat zat
sat gezeten
sat zette

Examples of "to sit" in use

There are 22 examples of the Dutch word for "to sit" being used:
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Can I sit here? Mag ik hier zitten?
Can we sit there? Kunnen we daar zitten?
Can we sit outside? Kunnen we buiten zitten?
Can we sit in the sun? Kunnen we in de zon zitten?
Sit down. Ga zitten.
Please sit. Ga zitten, alsjeblieft.
Can we sit by the window? Kunnen we aan het raam zitten?
Sit right behind me. Ga vlak achter me zitten.
Can we sit here? Mogen we hier zitten?
I’m looking for a place to sit. Ik zoek een plek om te zitten.

Practice Lesson

"to sit" Practice (23)
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Can I sit here?,
Can we sit by the window?,
Can we sit here?,
Can we sit in a non-smoking area?,
Can we sit in the shade?,
Can we sit in the sun?,
Can we sit outside?,
Can we sit there?,
Hand me the glue and the scissors in that box, please.,
How many students are there in the classroom?,
I’m looking for a place to sit.,
Please sit.,
She sat down on a step from the landing in the courtyard.,
Sit down.,
Sit right behind me.,
The storm roared around the duckling so bad that it had to sit down so it would not blow over.,
Those old ladies are rambling on about who knows what.,
We never sit in the front.,
We were so excited that we couldn’t sit still.,
What are you guys whispering about?
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Acknowledgements

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Domien De Groot
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