Meaning
to sit
- to sit down, take a seat
- to sit, make someone sit
In a sentence
Mi siedo qui vicino alla finestra.
I'm sitting down here near the window.
Ti sei seduto o stai ancora in piedi?
Did you sit down or are you still standing?
Fai sedere il bambino accanto a te.
Seat the child next to you.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sedere | infinitive |
| sediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| siedo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sedete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| siedi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| siedono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| siede | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sedevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sedevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sedevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sedevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sedevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sedeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sedemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sedetti | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sedeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sedesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sedettero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sedette | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| siederemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| siederò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| siederete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| siederai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| siederanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| siederà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sieda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sieda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| siedano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sieda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sedessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sedessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sedeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sedessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sedessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sedesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| siederemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| siederei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| siedereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| siederesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| siederebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| siederebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sedete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| siedi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sedendo | gerund |
| seduto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'sedere' for sitting as a position or action; 'stare seduto' emphasizes the state of being seated.
- Reflexive 'sedersi' is more common for 'to sit down'; 'sedere' alone can sound unnatural in this sense.
- Auxiliary is 'essere' in compound tenses (e.g., 'mi sono seduto'). Agreement with subject in gender/number.
- present: siedo, siedi, siede, sediamo, sedete, siedono