sedět
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)
- to sit (to be in a sitting position)
- 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
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive sedět.
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Related terms
adjectives
- sedací
adverbs
See also
Further reading
- “seděti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “seděti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “sedět”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025