Phrase guide

is anyone sitting here

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to ask whether a seat near the interlocutor is currently occupied (by someone temporarily absent).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 有人坐在這裡嗎? /有人坐在这里吗? (yǒu rén zuò zài zhèlǐ ma?) — is anyone sitting here?
  • Dutch: gaat iemand hier zitten? — is anyone sitting here?
  • Finnish: istuuko tässä joku — is anyone sitting here?
  • Finnish: onko tämä paikka varattu — is anyone sitting here?
  • Galician: está alguén sentado aquí? — is anyone sitting here?
  • German: sitzt hier schon jemand? — is anyone sitting here?
  • Hungarian: ül itt valaki? — is anyone sitting here?
  • Marathi: इथे कोणी बसलं आहे का? (ithe koṇī basla āhe kā?) — is anyone sitting here?
  • Polish: czy to miejsce jest wolne? — is anyone sitting here?
  • Turkish: burada oturan var mı? — is anyone sitting here?
  • Turkish: burada kimse oturuyor mu? — is anyone sitting here?
  • Turkish: burası boş mu? — is anyone sitting here?