Croatian Word of the Day
sjesti
/SJE-sti/ • verb — 19th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to sit down; to take a seat
Examples
- Molim te, sjedi.
(Please, sit down.) - Trebao sam sjesti na klupu i odmoriti se.
(I needed to sit down on the bench and rest.) - U autobusu je bilo puno pa nismo mogli sjesti.
(The bus was crowded so we couldn't sit down.)
Synonyms
- sjediti
- sjednuti
Use 'sjesti' when someone moves from standing to a seated position (to sit down). Contrast with 'sjediti' which means to be seated (to sit). Imperative forms are 'sjedi' (singular informal) and 'sjednite' (plural or formal).
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