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sentar

to seat

Verb

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (to place someone in a seat) to seat

    El anfitrión sentó a los invitados en la mesa grande.

    The host seated the guests at the big table.

Intransitive verb

  1. 1

    (to suit, to fit (e.g., food, clothes)) to suit

    La comida picante no me sienta bien.

    Spicy food doesn't agree with me.

Reflexive verb

  1. 1

    (to take a seat) to sit down

    Por favor, siéntate donde quieras.

    Please, sit down wherever you want.

1(to place someone in a seat)to seat

El anfitrión sentó a los invitados en la mesa grande.

The host seated the guests at the big table.

La camarera nos sentó en una mesa junto a la ventana.

The waitress seated us at a table by the window.

Por favor, sienta a los niños en la primera fila.

Please, seat the children in the first row.

Por favor, siente a los invitados.

Please, seat the guests.

2(to suit, to fit (e.g., food, clothes))to suit

La comida picante no me sienta bien.

Spicy food doesn't agree with me.

Este color de camisa te sienta muy bien.

This shirt color suits you very well.

El nuevo horario no le sienta a todo el mundo.

The new schedule doesn't suit everyone.

Ese color te sienta muy bien.

That color suits you very well.

3(to take a seat)to sit down

Por favor, siéntate donde quieras.

Please, sit down wherever you want.

Me voy a sentar un momento, estoy cansado.

I'm going to sit down for a moment, I'm tired.

Ellos se sentaron en el sofá para ver la película.

They sat down on the sofa to watch the movie.

Quiero sentarme aquí.

I want to sit down here.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularsentaría

2nd singularsentarías

3rd singularsentaría

1st pluralsentaríamos

2nd pluralsentaríais

3rd pluralsentarían

future indicative

1st singularsentaré

2nd singularsentarás

3rd singularsentará

1st pluralsentaremos

2nd pluralsentaréis

3rd pluralsentarán

gerund

sentando

imperative affirmative

2nd singularsienta

1st pluralsentemos

2nd pluralsentad

imperative negative

2nd singularno sientes

1st pluralno sentemos

2nd pluralno sentéis

imperfect indicative

1st singularsentaba

2nd singularsentabas

3rd singularsentaba

1st pluralsentábamos

2nd pluralsentabais

3rd pluralsentaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularsentara

2nd singularsentaras

3rd singularsentara

1st pluralsentáramos

2nd pluralsentarais

3rd pluralsentaran

infinitive

sentar

participle

sentado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía sentado

2nd singularhabías sentado

3rd singularhabía sentado

1st pluralhabíamos sentado

2nd pluralhabíais sentado

3rd pluralhabían sentado

present indicative

1st singularsiento

2nd singularsientas

3rd singularsienta

1st pluralsentamos

2nd pluralsentáis

3rd pluralsientan

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe sentado

2nd singularhas sentado

3rd singularha sentado

1st pluralhemos sentado

2nd pluralhabéis sentado

3rd pluralhan sentado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya sentado

2nd singularhayas sentado

3rd singularhaya sentado

1st pluralhayamos sentado

2nd pluralhayáis sentado

3rd pluralhayan sentado

present subjunctive

1st singularsiente

2nd singularsientes

3rd singularsiente

1st pluralsentemos

2nd pluralsentéis

3rd pluralsienten

preterite indicative

1st singularsenté

2nd singularsentaste

3rd singularsentó

1st pluralsentamos

2nd pluralsentasteis

3rd pluralsentaron