Izvoli, sedi ovde.

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Breakdown of Izvoli, sedi ovde.

• sedeti: to sit
• izvoli: here you are; go ahead

Questions & Answers about Izvoli, sedi ovde.

What does izvoli mean here?

Here izvoli is a polite, welcoming word. In different contexts it can mean:

• please
• go ahead
• here you go
• feel free

In Izvoli, sedi ovde, it softens the instruction and makes it sound hospitable: Please, sit here or Go ahead, sit here.

Is izvoli formal or informal?

Izvoli is singular and usually used with someone you address as ti:

• a friend
• a family member
• a child
• someone you are speaking to informally

If you want to be formal to one person, or if you are speaking to more than one person, you normally use izvolite instead.

So:

• Izvoli, sedi ovde. = informal, one person
• Izvolite, sedite ovde. = formal one person, or plural

Why is it sedi and not sedite?

Because sedi is the imperative for one person in informal speech.

Compare:

• sedi = sit, addressed to one person informally
• sedite = sit, addressed to one person formally or to several people

So this sentence is talking to one person in a familiar or informal way.

What verb is sedi from?