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Satz

sentence

noun ZATS Less Common

Origin: from 'setzen' (to set, place)

Also means

set

Usage Note

Satz is impressively polysemous: a grammatical sentence, a set (of dishes or tennis), a leap (ein Satz nach vorn), and even coffee grounds (Kaffeesatz). Context and compounds disambiguate; the plural is Sätze.

Examples

"Dieser Satz ist zu lang."

Natural Translation

This sentence is too long.

Literal Translation

This sentence is too long.

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