Sit down

21:00 May 20, 2001
English to Bosnian translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Sit down
instruction or command
Joe


Summary of answers provided
5sjedi!
Gordana Smith
nasjedni (Sg.), sjednite (Pl.)
Vesna Zivcic
nasjedite
Murillo Mathias
naSjedite
Tatjana Aleksic, MA (X)
nasjedi, sjedni, sedi, sedni, sidi, sidni, ...
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1 hr
sjedni (Sg.), sjednite (Pl.)


Explanation:
Singular - "Sjedni!"

Plural - "Sjednite!"


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Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 19:32
Native speaker of: Croatian
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1 hr
sjedite


Explanation:
teh forms are 'sjedi' or 'sjedite', if you're dealing with bosnian serbs, you might find the following forms:
"sedi" and "sedite". the plural form "-te" is used when adressing to a stranger or in a formal/polite context.

Murillo Mathias
Brazil
Local time: 19:32
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 hrs
Sjedite


Explanation:
or "sjedi/sjedni" if given to an age-peer, etc. If talking to Serbs, however, it is "Sedite" or "Sednite", and "Sedi" or "Sedni". No special pronunciation problems, the absence or presence of "n" is not important. You can use any form.

Tatjana Aleksic, MA (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in pair: 10
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1 day 2 hrs
sjedi, sjedni, sedi, sedni, sidi, sidni, ...


Explanation:
Sit Down = Sjedi dolje

In Bosnian:
Sjedi/Sjedni dolje - singular
Sjedite/Sjednite dolje - plural or if you talk with an older person (respect)

In Serbian:
Sedi/Sedni dole - singular
Sedite/Sednite dole - plural, respect

In Croatian:
Sidi/Sidni dolje - singular
Sidite/Sidnite dolje - plural, respect

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sit down
sjedi!


Explanation:
command

Gordana Smith
United States
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat, Native in BosnianBosnian
PRO pts in pair: 28
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