сиде́ть

verb, imperfective
Partner сесть, посидеть
very often used word (#111)

Translation

Please do not include annotations (e.g. "medicine" or "colloquially") or hints of usage (e.g. "[Acc.]").
Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.

1.

sit, be perched, be, fit
sit

Also: be perched, be, fit

Also

Editing translations: Please do not include annotations (e.g. "medicine" or "colloquially") or hints of usage (e.g. "[Acc.]").
Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.

A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest

Usage Info

Enter free text here about how to use this word, when to use it or whatever should be known by learners.

Examples

Please add/edit sentences at tatoeba.org, we update regularly from there :-)

Я бы предпочел, чтобы она сиде́ла рядом со мной. I'd rather she sat next to me.
Он сиди́т за столо́м. He's sitting at the table.
Я це́лый день сиде́л дома. I stayed home all day.
Он сиде́л на полу. He was sitting on the floor.
На поро́ге сиди́т его стару́ха, а пред нею разби́тое коры́то. On the doorstep sat his old woman, with the broken wash-tub before her.
На сту́ле сиде́ла ко́шка. A cat was sitting on the chair.
Но́чью он сиди́т допоздна. He sits up till late at night.
Мы сиде́ли в по́лной тишине́. We sat in complete silence.
У меня нет вре́мени сиде́ть и болта́ть. I've got no time to sit and talk.
Мужчи́на, кото́рый сиди́т напротив — изве́стный певе́ц. The man sitting over there is a famous singer.

more... less...

Editing examples: Please add/edit sentences at tatoeba.org, we update regularly from there :-)

Learn by writing

Finished learning 😊 👍

[{"id":10639,"ru":"\u0423 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0435\u0442 \u0432\u0440\u0435́\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438 \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435́\u0442\u044c \u0438 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0442\u0430́\u0442\u044c.","tl":"I've got no time to sit and talk.","links":[{"wordId":125,"start":20,"length":7}]},{"id":15924,"ru":"\u041e\u043d \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0438́\u0442 \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u043é\u043c.","tl":"He's sitting at the table.","links":[{"wordId":125,"start":3,"length":6}]},{"id":23189,"ru":"\u042f \u0446\u0435́\u043b\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435́\u043b \u0434\u043e\u043c\u0430.","tl":"I stayed home all day.","links":[{"wordId":125,"start":14,"length":6}]},{"id":4058,"ru":"\u041e\u043d \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435́\u043b \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443.","tl":"He was sitting on the floor.","links":[{"wordId":125,"start":3,"length":6}]},{"id":2934,"ru":"\u041d\u043é\u0447\u044c\u044e \u043e\u043d \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0438́\u0442 \u0434\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0430.","tl":"He sits up till late at night.","links":[{"wordId":125,"start":10,"length":6}]},{"id":3022,"ru":"\u041c\u0443\u0436\u0447\u0438́\u043d\u0430, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043é\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0438́\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432 \u2014 \u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435́\u0441\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0432\u0435́\u0446.","tl":"The man sitting over there is a famous singer.","links":[{"wordId":125,"start":19,"length":6}]},{"id":9398,"ru":"\u041d\u0430 \u0441\u0442\u0443́\u043b\u0435 \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435́\u043b\u0430 \u043a\u043é\u0448\u043a\u0430.","tl":"A cat was sitting on the chair.","links":[{"wordId":125,"start":10,"length":7}]},{"id":12359,"ru":"\u041d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u043é\u0433\u0435 \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0438́\u0442 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0443́\u0445\u0430, \u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u043d\u0435\u044e \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0431\u0438́\u0442\u043e\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u044b́\u0442\u043e.","tl":"On the doorstep sat his old woman, with the broken wash-tub before her.","links":[{"wordId":125,"start":11,"length":6}]},{"id":1810,"ru":"\u042f \u0431\u044b \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043f\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043b, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435́\u043b\u0430 \u0440\u044f\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0441\u043e \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0439.","tl":"I'd rather she sat next to me.","links":[{"wordId":125,"start":26,"length":7}]},{"id":16122,"ru":"\u041c\u044b \u0441\u0438\u0434\u0435́\u043b\u0438 \u0432 \u043f\u043é\u043b\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0442\u0438\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0435́.","tl":"We sat in complete silence.","links":[{"wordId":125,"start":3,"length":7}]}]

Imperative

singular	сиди́
plural	сиди́те

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

Past

male	сиде́л
female	сиде́ла
neuter	сиде́ло
plural	сиде́ли

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

Present / Future

	Present	Future
я	сижу́	бу́ду сиде́ть
ты	сиди́шь	бу́дешь сиде́ть
он/она́/оно́	сиди́т	бу́дет сиде́ть
мы	сиди́м	бу́дем сиде́ть
вы	сиди́те	бу́дете сиде́ть
они́	сидя́т	бу́дут сиде́ть

Related Words

сади́ться
sit down, sit up, take, board, get in, land, alight, perch, settle, come down, set, shrink
сиде́ние
seat
сидя́чий
sitting, sedentary, sessile
седо́к
horseman, rider, fare
сесть
sit down
сиде́нье
seat, seat on the transport

Other Sources

Auto-generated links.

More about the translations

sit be perched be fit

E-Mail:
Username:
Password: