asetzen

See also: asëtzen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German insezzen. Equivalent to an- (“in-”) +‎ setzen (“to put”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaˌzætsen/, [ˈɑˌzæt͡sən]

Verb

asetzen (third-person singular present setzt an, past participle agesat, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to use, to utilise
2. (transitive) to insert, to install, to fit
3. (transitive) to stake, to risk, to bet
4. (transitive, medicine) to implant
5. (transitive, colloquial) to imprison, to lock up

Conjugation

Regular, separable
infinitive	asetzen
participle	agesat
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	setzen an	—
2nd singular	setz an	setz an
3rd singular	setzt an	—
1st plural	setzen an	—
2nd plural	setzt an	setzt an
3rd plural	setzen an	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

• (to use): benotzen, gebrauchen
• (to install): poséieren
• (to implant): implantéieren, aplanzen
• (to imprison): aspären, astiechen