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/senˈtaɾ/

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Translation

to seat, to suit

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin sedentare, from Latin sedere ('to sit'). The same root gives English sedentary, reside and preside.

Origin
Latin
Root
sedere
English cognates
sedentary, reside, preside

Grammar

Verb type-ar irregular (e-ie stem-changing)

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yosientosentésentabasentarésentaría
sientassentastesentabassentarássentarías
él/ella/ud.sientasentósentabasentarásentaría
nos.sentamossentamossentábamossentaremossentaríamos
vos.sentáissentasteissentabaissentaréissentaríais
ellos/uds.sientansentaronsentabansentaránsentarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yosientesentarasentase
sientessentarassentases
él/ella/ud.sientesentarasentase
nos.sentemossentáramossentásemos
vos.sentéissentaraissentaseis
ellos/uds.sientensentaransentasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
sienta
ud.siente
nosotrossentemos
vosotrossentad
uds.sienten

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
sentando
Past participle
sentado

Examples

camisa .

That shirt suits you very well.

.

Strong food does not agree with her.

.

She sat the child on a small chair.

fatal .

The sun has badly affected him today.

.

We need to lay the foundations of the new project.

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