Hon sitter till höger om mig.

she

Breakdown of Hon sitter till höger om mig.

• mig: me
• sitta: to sit
• till höger om: to the right of

Questions & Answers about Hon sitter till höger om mig.

What does each word in Hon sitter till höger om mig mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• Hon = she
• sitter = is sitting / sits
• till höger = to the right
• om = of / from in this fixed expression, so till höger om = to the right of
• mig = me

So the full sentence is literally something like She sits to the right of me.

Why does Swedish use sitter here instead of just är?

Swedish often prefers a position verb where English might simply use is.

Common position verbs are:

• sitta = sit
• stå = stand
• ligga = lie
• vara = be

So Hon sitter till höger om mig suggests that she is sitting on my right. This is very natural in Swedish.

Compare:

• Hon sitter till höger om mig = She is sitting to my right.
• Hon är till höger om mig = She is to my right.

The second one is understandable, but the first is often more idiomatic if someone is physically seated.

What exactly does till höger om mean?