siezen

v/t address s.o. as ‚Sie’, say ‚Sie’ to s.o.; sich siezen say ‚Sie’ to one another, call one another ‚Sie’

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sie|zen ['ziːtsn]

vt

jdn/sich síézen — to use the formal term of address to sb/each other, to address sb/each other as "Sie"

See:

→ auch duzen

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sie·zen

[ˈzi:tsn̩]

vt

▪ jdn/sich \siezen to use the formal term of address to sb/each other, to address sb/each other in the “Sie” form

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transitives Verb call ‘Sie’ (the polite form of address)

•• Cultural note:

siezen/duzen

German has two forms for 'you', the formal Sie and the familiar du. Du is used when speaking to a friend, a child, or a family member. Young people always address each other as du. If someone says, wir duzen uns (we call each other du), it means that they are friends. When speaking to a person or group of people you do not know very well, the polite form Sie is used. Even though there has been a tendency for less formality in recent years, it is still best to say Sie, especially in work situations and when you would normally address someone in English with Mrs or Mr

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siezen v/t address sb as ‘Sie’, say ‘Sie’ to sb;

sich siezen say ‘Sie’ to one another, call one another ‘Sie’

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transitives Verb call ‘Sie’ (the polite form of address)

•• Cultural note:

siezen/duzen

German has two forms for 'you', the formal Sie and the familiar du. Du is used when speaking to a friend, a child, or a family member. Young people always address each other as du. If someone says, wir duzen uns (we call each other du), it means that they are friends. When speaking to a person or group of people you do not know very well, the polite form Sie is used. Even though there has been a tendency for less formality in recent years, it is still best to say Sie, especially in work situations and when you would normally address someone in English with Mrs or Mr