No. 16,615 in Russian
сели
"Сели" means "sat down" in English.
In a sentence
Они сели за стол, чтобы обсудить план.
They sat at the table to discuss the plan.
Used to describe physically sitting down at a specific location (movement).
Машина внезапно заглохла и мы сели рядом с дорогой ждать помощи.
The car suddenly stalled, and we sat down by the road to wait for help.
Indicates sitting down generally away from a situation (action).
После долгого пути птицы наконец сели на деревья.
After a long journey, the birds finally settled on the trees.
Describes settling in or sitting down, referring to animals or objects (completed action).
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