sentar

to sit (down)

s e n ˈt a ɾ

sent sit + ar Infinitive

verb Uncommon #20,409

to sit (down) Often used reflexively as "sentarse" (to sit down). Non-reflexive "sentar" usually means to seat someone (to make someone sit).

SP: Voy a sentar al niño en la silla.

EN: I'm going to sit the child on the chair.

Conjugation of sentar

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
First	—	sentémonos
Second	siéntate	siéntense
Third	siente	—

	Singular	Plural
Second	sentarte	—

sentarme sentarsesentarsentarnos

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
Third	sienta	—

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
Third	sienta	—

Past

sentado

Subjunctive

sentara

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
Third	sentó	—

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	sentaba	—
Third	sentaba	—

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	sentaba	—
Third	sentaba	—

No sabía que se iba a sentar adelante.

I didn't know she was going to sit in the front.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

Tom siempre se quiere sentar en la primera fila.

Tom always wants to sit in the front row.

Tom y Mary se estaban por sentar a cenar cuando John golpeó la puerta.

Tom and Mary were about to sit down to dinner when John knocked on the door.

Sentar.

To seat.

— Super 30 (2019)

Pues diles que te tienes que sentar.

Well, tell them you need to sit down.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

No os podéis sentar conmigo.

You can't sit with me.

Me voy a sentar personalmente en ti.

I'm going to sit on you personally.

Pero nunca haréis otra cosa que sentar vuestro culo en esta esquina.

But you'll never do anything but sit your ass in this corner.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Tom se va a sentar aquí.

Tom is going to sit here.

Estoy muy feliz por ti, pero te puedes sentar.

I'm very happy for you, but you can sit down.

Dile a Tom que se vaya a sentar.

Tell Tom to go sit down.

No te puedes sentar conmigo.

You can't sit with me.

Me voy a sentar en aquella banca, al lado de la farola.

I'm going to sit on that bench over there, next to the streetlamp.

Te puedes sentar entre Meg y yo.

You can sit between Meg and me.

Me puedo sentar en cualquier lado, ¿verdad?

I can sit anywhere, right?

Cuando juegue en los Tornados, te vas a sentar junto a la cancha.

When you play for the Tornados, you're going to sit right next to the court.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Sounds similar to

sentir s e n ˈt i ɾ rentar r e n ˈt a ɾ