"Setzt euch!"

Translation: Sit down!

[WarmSummerBees]

How would one normally command a dog to sit in German? I have a Dachshund and I want to see if he already knows.

[jonotb]

"Sitz !"

Oder (or)

"Mach sitz !"

Seltener auch (a little less frequently used)

"Platz !"

[hoevenp]

Would 'have a seat' not be correct?

[jaye16]

It's imperative so a more authoritative phrase sounds better. "Sit down!" it even has an exclamation mark.

[flex567]

what about just 'sit!' ?

[narion_k]

"sich setzen" and "sit down" mean to transition into a sitting position. "sitzen" and "sit" mean to maintain a sitting position. However, in the imperative, I do think "sit" could be used to mean "sit down" / "setzt euch", so "sit" should probably be accepted. Just remember that "setzt euch!" can't be used to order people to continue sitting.

[bynny2015]

Duolingo accepted "Sit!"

[gh0st17]

Setzt euch! Demütig sein!

[maverick12345678]

where is this reference from?

[Katie52593]

I came here to post this. Ich liebe dich.

[emrahsnn]

how can i say "stay seated" when i want to mean that whom i refer doesn't have to stand up?
one for english natives: "be seated" means a changing state from standing (or maybe lying or hanging from a tree) to sitting, right?

[fehrerdef]

Bleib sitzen!

[Frauenheim]

Here in Texas, we might say, "Y'all sit!"

[GreenBreen]

Why not "sit yourselves?"

[fehrerdef]

because the verb is not reflexive in English

[stoopher]

"Sit yourselves down" sounds fine to me (BrEng speaker). However, Duo doesn't like it and suggests "seat yourselves down" - which sounds unnatural to me. I have reported this.

[Zvone87]

Umm, why not sitzt euch? Sitzen means to sit, setzen means to put.

[fehrerdef]

not only. "sitzen" indeed means "to sit" (= be or remain in a sitting position), but "(sich) setzen" means "to sit down" (= move to a sitting position) in the first place. Iif you use "setzen" as a transitive verb (with an object) it is one of the many possible versions of saying "to put" or "to set" in German.

[pattipl]

Does this basically mean 'sit you'?

[fehrerdef]

literally it could be translated to this or "sit yourself", but both versions are not correct English.

[ClaireDutt1]

US v UK English? In company, I'd always say 'sit yourselves down' as seat yourselves implies a far posher existence!

[IanBrettCooper]

This should be "Sit yourselves down". "Sit down" is too curt for most English speakers - it would be okay if you're giving someone an order, but otherwise it sounds a bit rude. Unfortunately, "Sit yourselves down" is marked wrong. This needs to be changed.

[AdamKean]

I disagree, because what you're describing for "Sit down!" is almost exactly what I would describe for „Setzt euch!“.

If I wanted to say "Sit yourselves down." I would rather say „Setzt euch doch hin.“, or something along those lines, as it softens the request and isn't as curt as "Setzt euch!".

So I don't believe this needs to be changed.
My two cents at least.

[Morten306610]

I wrote Sit yourselves down! to convey the euch...

[John116976]

Is "You sit down" a valid translation? DL marked it wrong.

[fehrerdef]

"You sit down" would be a statement. The sentence to be translated is an order (imperative).