No. 682 in Marathi
बसत
"बसत" in English means "sitting" or "settling."
In a sentence
मी खुर्चीवर बसतो.
I sit on the chair.
Here, 'बसतो' (the root form being 'बसत') is used to denote the action of sitting down on something.
गावात लग्न होते, म्हणून सगळी मंडळी गावात बसली.
There was a wedding in the village, so everyone settled in the village.
In this example, the word 'बसली' (derived from 'बसत') conveys the meaning of 'settling down' temporarily or gathering.
त्या नाटकात सर्व प्रेक्षक शांतपणे बसले.
In that play, all the audience sat quietly.
Here, 'बसले' (from 'बसत') is used to refer to the audience being seated in a composed manner.
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