der Sessel

B1

armchair

English meaning
armchair
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Sessel
Vocabulary package
Furniture

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Sessel in a sentence

Ich hätte gern einen bequemen Sessel.

I would like a comfortable armchair.

Declension of der Sessel

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Sesseldie Sessel
Accusativeden Sesseldie Sessel
Dativedem Sesselden Sesseln
Genitivedes Sesselsder Sessel

Word family

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Where Sessel comes from

mittelhochdeutsch sezzel, althochdeutsch sezzal, etymologisch verwandt mit mittelniederdeutsch setel, aus germanisch *set-la- „Sitz“, belegt seit dem 9. Jahrhundert

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Questions about Sessel

Is it der, die or das Sessel?

It is der Sessel — Sessel is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Sessel.

What is the plural of Sessel?

The plural of der Sessel is die Sessel.

What is the genitive of Sessel?

The genitive singular is des Sessels. The dative plural is den Sesseln.

What does Sessel mean in English?

der Sessel means "armchair". For example: "Ich hätte gern einen bequemen Sessel." — "I would like a comfortable armchair."

What level is Sessel in German?

Sessel is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the furniture vocabulary.

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