"Mio nonno si siede sempre su quel divano."

Translation: My grandfather always sits on that couch.

[val234]

Doesn't 'si siede' in the context of this sentence translate to 'sits himself'?

[angeluis_]

Yes

[MilanR.2]

Why we can't just say: ''Mio nonno siede sempre su quel divano''? without ''si''?

[Marninger]

The verb sedere means to be seated so in Italian you have to say something like:

My grandfather always seats himself on that couch.

[cindy908920]

Thanks! It helps to know why.

[HughSandison]

What's wrong with settee? Settee = couch = sofa

[Jan534792]

Agree...submitted 03/19

[xyphax]

nice alliteration duo

[deactivated user]

"Grandad" not allowed for goodness sake - Grandad is the standard spelling in England! Does anyone at DL know any English English?

[lollington]

When is sempre still and when is it always?

[ginothek]

the choice of "siede" was not shown!!!!

[JaneAsher2]

divan can be a couch/sofa

[MBD992]

Why use the "si" in "si sede sempre"?
We actually talk like that in Portuguese too, but now I'm wondering why, what's the grammar behind it? Because we talk with or without the "se" (PT version) and Idk why now!

[scotthannigan]

That's what I understand by it too. I tried 'sits down' and got it wrong. There seems to be a lot of guesswork with this app!

[tralalalex]

The infinitive is 'sedersi'. 'we sit here' would translate to 'ci sediamo qua/qui'.
http://italian.about.com/library/verb/blverb_sedersi.htm

[almazen.14]

I don't think the second correct answer is appropriate, unless he seats inside the couch; I wrote only one answer as correct and had one of my hearts taken away

[nuovaforesta]

I also put 'sits himself'' and was told it was 'seats'!

[Katiecoos]

What is wrong with sofa, it should be accepted

[Jae633849]

Quindi alzati veloce veloce, prima che entri nella stanza e ti veda nel suo posto!

[JamesOGrad3]

"My grandfather always sits on that sofa" should be accepted.

[EleanorSayers]

What's wrong with settee, would use interchangeably with sofa or couch?