/²sɪta/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish sitia, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
- to sit (be in a position with the upper body upright and the legs resting)
“Jag sitter på stolen” — I'm sitting on the chair
“Hon bör sitta i båten” — She should be sitting in the boat
- to sit (sit down – compare sätta)
“Sitt ner!” — Sit down!
“Var så god och sitt!” — Please have a seat!
- to sit (more generally, similar to English)
“Det sitter en fluga i taket” — There is a fly sitting on the ceiling
“Det sitter en spik i väggen” — There is a nail in the wall ("There is a nail sitting in the wall" – idiomatic in Swedish)
- to be (used idiomatically for various positions where one might often sit)
“sitta i fängelse” — be in jail ("sit in jail")
“sitta i regeringen” — be in the government ("sit in the government")
“sitta på kontor” — be/work in an office ("sit in an office")
- to fit (of clothing and the like – see also passform)
“Sitter skjortan bra?” — Does the shirt fit well?
- colloquialto hit the spot ("sit" in the right place, more or less abstractly)
“Den repliken satt!” — That line/retort hit the spot!
“Där satt den! 2-0.” — There it is ("there it sat" – compare constructions like "there it goes")! 2-0.
- to sit (be a member of a committee or a deliberative body)
Formersitter(present) · satt(preterite) · suttit(supine) · sitt(imperative) · sitta(active, infinitive) · sittas(infinitive, passive) · suttit(active, supine) · suttits(passive, supine) · sitt(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · sitten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · sitter(active, indicative, present) · satt(active, indicative, past) · sitts(indicative, passive, present) · sittes(indicative, passive, present) · satts(indicative, passive, past) · sitta(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · sutto(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · sittas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)