"I sit down on the chair."

Translation: Jag sätter mig på stolen.

[spiffwalker]

This requires the reflexive object, right? "Jag sätter ned på stolen." doesn't work, correct?

[devalanteriel]

Quite correct. :) You're putting something on the chair, and you need to specify what. If it's yourself, you use a reflexive object.

[spiffwalker]

Woo! So it really means "I set myself", and you can set something else as well.

Tack devalanteriel!

[person222222]

Actually, "I seat myself" :)

[pekarekr]

If "sätter" [sig] is "sit," what is "sat"?

[devalanteriel]

That would be satte [sig]. But please note that sitta means "sit" and sätta sig means "sit down", so there's a difference.

[SergioVega656174]

What about "Jag slår mig ner/ned på stolen"?

Is it not accepted because it's not literal? Or just a missed option?

[devalanteriel]

Probably just the latter - it's a great translation. Just one thing you should note: it's mostly in the "making oneself comfortable" sense, so not exactly a phrase you'd use for someone sitting down to be interrogated.

[SergioVega656174]

Thank you for the answer!

btw, for whoever is interested, "slå dig ner" is one of the first sentences in Bonus Familjen, if someone wants to listen to it in a context.