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eu sentasse

sat down, sat

→ sentar
sent to sit, to sit down + asse Imperfect subjunctive (I/he/she)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #30,855
sat down, sat Used in a subordinate clause after expressions of wanting, asking, or preference; English often uses “to sit down” in the translation.
PO: Ela pediu que eu me sentasse aqui.
EN: She asked me to sit down here.
Conjugation of sentar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First sentasse —
Third sentasse —

Ela pediu que ele se sentasse.

She asked him to sit down.

Ela insistiu para que me sentasse.

She insisted that I sit down.

— Caché (2005)

Eu disse a ela que se sentasse e tomasse um copo de água.

I told her to sit down and have a glass of water.

Seria bom se eu sentasse na parte de trás?

Would it be okay if I sat in the back?

Eles não queriam que eu me sentasse ao lado deles.

They didn't want me to sit next to them.

Preferia que ela se sentasse ao meu lado.

I would have preferred her to sit next to me.

Tom não queria que Mary se sentasse perto de John.

Tom didn't want Mary to sit near John.

Fiz um gesto para que ela se sentasse.

I gestured for her to sit down.