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ITALIAN VERB

sedersi

to sit down

  • #97 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: seduto
  • Gerund: sedendosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I sit down
  2. tu you sit down
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she sits down
  4. noi we sit down
  5. voi you all sit down
  6. loro they sit down

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I sat down
  2. tu you sat down
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she sat down
  4. noi we sat down
  5. voi you all sat down
  6. loro they sat down

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to sit down
  2. tu you used to sit down
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to sit down
  4. noi we used to sit down
  5. voi you all used to sit down
  6. loro they used to sit down

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will sit down
  2. tu you will sit down
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will sit down
  4. noi we will sit down
  5. voi you all will sit down
  6. loro they will sit down

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would sit down
  2. tu you would sit down
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would sit down
  4. noi we would sit down
  5. voi you all would sit down
  6. loro they would sit down

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I sit down
  2. tu (that) you sit down
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she sit down
  4. noi (that) we sit down
  5. voi (that) you all sit down
  6. loro (that) they sit down

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu sit down!
  2. Lei sit down! (formal)
  3. noi sit down! (let’s)
  4. voi sit down! (all of you)

How to use sedersi

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi siedo un attimo, sono distrutto.

    I'll sit down for a moment, I'm exhausted.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo seduti in prima fila.

    We sat in the front row.

  3. Imperfect

    Il nonno si sedeva sempre sulla stessa panchina.

    Grandpa always sat on the same bench.

  4. Future

    Mi sederò vicino al finestrino.

    I'll sit by the window.

  5. Conditional

    Mi sederei fuori, c'è un bel sole.

    I'd sit outside, it's nice and sunny.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vuoi che ci sediamo dentro o fuori?

    Do you want us to sit inside or outside?

  7. Imperative

    Siediti, il caffè arriva subito.

    Sit down, the coffee is coming right away.

Good to know

  • Sedersi is the action of sitting down; essere seduto is to be sitting.

Where you hear sedersi

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Siediti, Dario. Sit down, Dario.
  • Mi sono seduto al tavolo cinque. I sat down at table five.
  • Ci sederemo fuori, al sole. We'll sit outside, in the sun.
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Mass at the Church

Fluency Level 3 · Siediti, Nonna. Applaudono tutti.

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