No. 16,665 in Russian
сидел
"Sat" or "was sitting."
In a sentence
Он сидел на скамейке в парке.
He was sitting on a bench in the park.
The word 'сидел' in this sentence implies the action of physically sitting down on a bench, expressing a past continuous action.
Книга сидела на верхней полке.
The book was sitting on the top shelf.
Here, 'сидела' is used metaphorically to describe the position of the book as resting or being located on the top shelf.
Я сидел дома весь день, читая книгу.
I was at home all day, reading a book.
In this sentence, 'сидел' highlights the state of staying or being present at home, coupled with the action of reading.
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