седи
sedi[ˈsɛdi]imperfective
To sit in Macedonian is седи (sedi).
The verb describes a person being in a position where the upper body is upright and the legs are supported.
Meaning: of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The present tense forms of седи include седиш for the second person singular (you sit/are sitting), седиме for the first person plural (we sit/are sitting) and седат for the third person plural (they sit/are sitting). The second person singular imperfective past tense is седеше, meaning you were sitting.
How do you pronounce it?
sedi
Did you know?
- The Macedonian root сед is shared with the English word 'sediment', as both trace back to the Proto-Indo-European root *sed- meaning 'to sit'.
- Macedonian speakers may use the phrase седи мирно to tell someone to 'sit still', but it is frequently used as a command to 'be quiet' or 'stop fidgeting'.
- In Macedonian, the verb седи can be used colloquially to mean 'stay' or 'remain' in a specific location, even if the person is not physically sitting.
Examples in context
- Не туку седи таму.Don't just sit there.This sentence uses седи to tell someone not to just sit in a certain place.Tatoeba #4383403 by Lepotdeterre, translation #2270452 by CK
- Со неа ли ќе седиш?Are you going to sit with her?This sentence uses седи to ask if someone is going to sit with her.Tatoeba #4175792 by Lepotdeterre, translation #3903471 by CH
- Дојди и седи до мене.Come and sit by me.This sentence uses седи to invite someone to sit by the speaker.Tatoeba #4338600 by Lepotdeterre, translation #1143225 by mookeee
- Седнете тука, Ве молам.Please, sit here.
- Седнете сите на масата.Everyone, please sit at the table.
- Седни тука, пријателу.Sit here, my friend.
- Седнете сите, дечки.Everyone, sit down, guys.
- Марија, седниMaria, sit down.
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Example conversation
Maria and Ivan are in a cafe.
- Марија MarijaИван, седи овде со мене.Ivan, sedi ovde so mene.Ivan, sit here with me.
- Иван IvanВо ред ли седиш ти?Vo red li sedish ti?Are you sitting in order?
- Марија MarijaДа, само седи и одмори се.Da, samo sedi i odmori se.Yes, just sit and relax.
- Иван IvanВо ред, сега седиме заедно.Vo red, sega sedime zaedno.Alright, now we are sitting together.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sit” translations and entries седи, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries седи, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
