sitta.
to sit (be in a position with the upper body upright and the legs resting)
Meaning & usage
to sit (be in a position with the upper body upright and the legs resting)
Jag sitter på stolen
Hon bör sitta i båten
to sit (sit down – compare sätta)
Sitt ner!
Var så god och sitt!
to sit (more generally, similar to English)
Det sitter en fluga i taket
Det sitter en spik i väggen
to be (used idiomatically for various positions where one might often sit)
sitta i fängelse
sitta i regeringen
to fit (of clothing and the like – see also passform)
Sitter skjortan bra?
to hit the spot ("sit" in the right place, more or less abstractly)
Den repliken satt!
Där satt den! 2-0.
to sit (be a member of a committee or a deliberative body)
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish sitia, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
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