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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech sěděti, from Proto-Slavic *sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from *sedéh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
Pronunciation
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
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive sedět. |
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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sedě |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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sedíc |
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| plural
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sedíce |
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Derived terms
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)