dasitzen

== German == === Etymology === da +‎ sitzen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌzɪ̯t͡sn̩/ === Verb === 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) (intransitive) to sit there still dasitzen ― to sit still (intransitive, figurative) synonym of dastehen dumm dasitzen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== dastehen === Further reading === “dasitzen” in Duden online “dasitzen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)