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How to Say ‘If you sit outside’ in Italian

Se vi sedete fuori

seh vee seh-DEH-teh FWOH-ree

[seh vee seh-DEH-teh FWOH-ree]

💬 Usage Tip: vi here means 'yourselves' and goes in front of the verb: sedersi "to sit" becomes vi sedete "you all sit". For one person you'd say si siede.

Phrase Breakdown

Se vi sedete

seh vee seh-DEH-teh

If you (plural) sit

'Se' means 'if'. 'Vi sedete' is the plural 'you sit' from 'sedersi'. Stress the middle syllable: se-DE-te.

Example

Se vi sedete qui, state più comodi.

If you sit here, you'll be more comfortable.

Words in this phrase

[seh]

A conjunction meaning 'if,' used to introduce a condition politely.

Example

Se vuoi, possiamo sentirci la prossima settimana.

If you want, we can talk next week.

[vee]

yourselves

Reflexive pronoun for 'voi', used with 'sedersi'.

Example

Vi lavate le mani?

Are you washing your hands?

sedete

[seh-DEH-teh]

you sit

'sedersi' (to sit down), 'voi' form.

Example

Dove vi sedete?

Where are you sitting?

fuori

[FWOH-ree]

Outside

Situated or moving beyond or on the exterior of something.

Example

Sono fuori casa.

I am outside the house.

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