{"id":410,"date":"2010-06-02T13:25:26","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T13:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=410"},"modified":"2010-06-02T13:25:26","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T13:25:26","slug":"take-a-seat-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/take-a-seat-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Seat – part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

In part one of this blog I listed a few of the different kinds of things on which one sits. Part two will deal with how we ask or tell people to take a seat.<\/font><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Sedersi<\/strong> – to sit oneself down:<\/font><\/p>\n

The reflexive verb sedersi<\/strong> is the most literal translation of ‘to take a seat’. Let’s have a look at how it works:<\/font><\/p>\n

Formal situations<\/em> – if you want to politely invite a visitor or a guest to take a seat use si sieda<\/strong> (singular), or sedetevi <\/strong>(plural).<\/font><\/p>\n

Informal situations<\/em> – to invite a friend or relative to sit down use siediti <\/strong>(singular), or sedetevi<\/strong> (plural).<\/font><\/p>\n

Here is the conjugation of the verb ‘sedersi’ in the present tense<\/em>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
io mi siedo
tu ti siedi
lui\/lei si siede
noi ci sediamo
voi vi sedete
loro si siedono<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n		I sit down
you sit down (singular)
he\/she sits down
we sit down
you sit down (plural)
they sit down<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

For example: ‘sono stanca, adesso mi siedo’ <\/strong>(I’m tired, I’m going to sit down); ‘dopo cena Marco si siede sempre in salotto a guardare la televisione’ <\/strong>(after dinner Marco always sits in the dining room to watch television); at the bar: ‘dove ci sediamo, dentro o fuori?’ <\/strong>(where shall we sit, inside or outside?).<\/font><\/p>\n

Passato prossimo<\/strong> (present perfect):<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
io mi sono seduto\/a
tu ti sei seduto\/a
lui\/lei si \u00e8 seduto\/a
noi ci siamo seduti\/e
voi vi siete seduti\/e
loro si sono seduti\/e<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n		I sat down
you sat down (singular)
he\/she sat down
we sat down
you sat down (plural)
they sat down<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

For example: ‘Giorgio si \u00e8 seduto sulla panchina sotto l’albero’ <\/strong>(Giorgio sat on the bench underneath the tree); ‘Lucia si \u00e8 seduta sull’altalena’ <\/strong>(Lucia sat on the swing); ‘ci siamo seduti al tavolo vicino alla finestra’ <\/strong>(we sat at the table near the window).<\/font><\/p>\n

2. Accomodarsi <\/strong>– to make oneself comfortable:<\/font><\/p>\n

Another very common way of inviting people to sit down is by using the reflexive verb accomodarsi <\/strong>(to make oneself comfortable).<\/font><\/p>\n

Formal situations: <\/em>if you want to politely invite a visitor or guest to ‘make themselves comfortable’ use si accomodi<\/strong> (singular), or accomodatevi <\/strong>(plural).<\/font><\/p>\n

Informal situations:<\/em> to invite a friend or relative to make themselves comfortable use accomodati <\/strong>(singular, pronounced with the accent on ‘co’<\/strong>), or accomodatevi <\/strong>(plural, with the accent on ‘da’<\/strong>).<\/font><\/p>\n

N.B. with both sedersi<\/strong> and accomodarsi<\/strong> we often add the word pure<\/strong> (accent on ‘u’<\/strong>), e.g. when you enter a restaurant the cameriere<\/strong> (waiter) might lead you to a table and say: si accomodi pure<\/strong> (singular), or accomodatevi pure<\/strong> (plural).<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In part one of this blog I listed a few of the different kinds of things on which one sits. Part two will deal with how we ask or tell people to take a seat. 1. Sedersi – to sit oneself down: The reflexive verb sedersi is the most literal translation of ‘to take a…<\/p>\n

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