Sitzgelegenheit

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German

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Etymology

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sitzen (to seat) +‎ Gelegenheit (facility)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪt͡sɡəˌleːɡənhaɪt/
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Noun

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Sitzgelegenheit f (genitive Sitzgelegenheit, plural Sitzgelegenheiten)

  1. seat; (plural): seating, seating accommodation
    • 1915, Franz Kafka, Der Process, Verlag: Die Schmiede, published 1925, page 5:
      K. wollte sich setzen, aber nun sah er, daß im ganzen Zimmer keine Sitzgelegenheit war, außer dem Sessel beim Fenster.
      K. wanted to sit down, but now he saw that there was no seat in the whole room apart from the armchair at the window.

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