"मेरी माँ कुर्सी पर बैठी हैं ।"

[piguy3]

I would normally say "sitting in a/the chair" unless the chair is e.g. turned on its side. Would that be reasonable here?

[laurelwen]

I would only say "sitting in a chair" if it's an armchair. If it's a regular wooden chair, I would say you're sitting on it.

Maybe a regional difference?

[piguy3]

Yeah, most likely. It probably also corresponds to small differences in perception about the nature of the chair and the sitting. Just Googling for some strings, "sitting on a kitchen/folding chair" is somewhat more common than "sitting in a kitchen/folding chair" but "going to be in the chair" is many times more common than "going to be on the chair." Thinking about this, it crossed my mind that if I happened to be talking about a cat, I'd probably use "on." As long as the Hindi preposition here is the natural one for ordinary human beings' sitting with respect to chairs in their customary upright position, all is well. I'm sure they'll add the options with "in" soon enough.

[emrys29]

The English sentence may or may not need correction but the Hindi sentence is perfectly alright.

[mmarnee]

Could this be “my mother sits on the chair”?

[itisSHUBHAM]

No,
My mother sits on the chair - मेरी माँ कुर्सी पर बैठती हैं
My mother is sitting on the chair - मेरी माँ कुर्सी पर बैठी हैं

[GEE_ZET]

I think yes.

[mayateacher]

My mother is seated in the chair. Same thing, right?

[achildoftheworld]

Why is it बैठी and not बैठे ? Or is the plural/formal not used with mother?