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How to Say ‘We sit down’ in German

Wir setzen uns hin

veer ZET-sen oons hin

[veer ZET-sen oons hin]

💬 Usage Tip: sich hinsetzen needs uns, mich, or dich to say who sits: ich setze mich hin. The hin moves to the end unless the verb comes last.

Phrase Breakdown

Wir setzen

veer ZET-sen

We sit

'Sich setzen' means 'to sit down'. The 'tz' sounds like 'ts': ZET-sen.

Example

Wir setzen uns.

We sit down.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

setzen

[ZET-sen]

sit (down), set

Used reflexively with 'hin' to mean to sit down.

Example

Setzen Sie sich bitte.

Please sit down.

uns hin

oons hin

(ourselves) down

'Uns' is reflexive (ourselves). 'Hin' is the separable prefix of 'hinsetzen'. Say them together: oons-hin.

Example

Wir legen uns hin.

We lie down.

Words in this phrase

uns

[oons]

ourselves

Reflexive pronoun required with 'sich freuen'.

Example

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch.

We are looking forward to your visit.

hin

[hin]

down (direction)

Separable particle showing movement; with 'setzen' it means sitting down.

Example

Leg dich hin und ruh dich aus.

Lie down and rest.

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