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Mein Gürtel sitzt heute locker, und mein Daumen ist nach der Übung schon fast wieder normal.
Meaning
My belt fits loosely today, and my thumb is almost normal again after the exercise.
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Breakdown of Mein Gürtel sitzt heute locker, und mein Daumen ist nach der Übung schon fast wieder normal.
sein
to be
und
and
heute
today
schon
already
Questions & Answers about Mein Gürtel sitzt heute locker, und mein Daumen ist nach der Übung schon fast wieder normal.
Why does the sentence use sitzt with Gürtel? A belt doesn’t literally sit, does it?
In German, sitzen is often used more broadly than English to sit. It can describe how something fits, rests, or sits on the body.
So Mein Gürtel sitzt heute locker means something like:
- My belt is fitting loosely today
- My belt sits loosely today
This is a very natural German way to talk about clothing and accessories. You will also hear similar uses such as:
- Das Hemd sitzt gut. = The shirt fits well.
- Die Brille sitzt locker. = The glasses are loose.
So here, sitzt is about fit/position, not about physically sitting down.
Why is it locker and not locker with an ending, like lockere?