sedět

See also: sedet and sēdēt

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech sěděti, from Proto-Slavic *sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from *sedéh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɛɟɛt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: se‧dět

Verb

sedět impf (perfective posedět)

  1. to sit (to be in a sitting position)
  2. to fit (of clothing)
    Synonym: padnout
    Ty šaty ti nesedí.That dress doesn't fit you.

Usage notes

Sedět is in the class of Czech stative verbs. Its counterpart, sedat, is a dynamic verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sedět
infinitive sedět, seděti active adjective sedící


verbal noun sedění, sezení passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person sedím sedíme seďme
2nd person sedíš sedíte seď seďte
3rd person sedí sedí

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive sedět.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate seděl seděli seděn, sezen seděni, sezeni
masculine inanimate seděly seděny, sezeny
feminine seděla seděna, sezena
neuter sedělo seděla seděno, sezeno seděna, sezena
transgressives present past
masculine singular sedě
feminine + neuter singular sedíc
plural sedíce
adjectives
  • sedací
adverbs

See also

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