# sentar
## Asturian
### Alternative forms

* asentar

### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens, present participle of sedeō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /senˈtaɾ/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: sen‧tar

### Verb

sentar (first-person singular indicative present siento, past participle sentáu)
* to sit, sit down, to seat
* (reflexive) to sit down
* to settle, fix
* to stabilize (the weather)
    Paez que yá sentó y nun va llover másIt seems like (the weather) stabilized and it's not going to rain again
* to sit well, agree (food too)
    El quesu nun me sentó, nonThe cheese did not sit well with me, no
    Nun-y sentó lo que-y dixoWhat he/she said did not sit well with him/her
* to sing up, enroll, register (on a registry, census)
    Foi a asentar al neñuHe/She went to register the kid
* (intransitive) to suit, fit

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sentar, from Vulgar Latin *sedentare, from Latin sedeō + *-entare.

### Verb

sentar (first-person singular present sento, first-person singular preterite sentei, past participle sentado)
* (transitive) to seat (to provide with a place to sit)
* (transitive) to seat; to set down
    Synonym: asentar
* (intransitive or reflexive) to sit down (to assume a sitting position)
* (intransitive) to sit (to be accepted or acceptable)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* asento

## Ido
### Etymology

From Esperanto senti, French and Spanish sentir, Italian sentire.

### Verb

sentar (present tense sentas, past tense sentis, future tense sentos, imperative sentez, conditional sentus)
* to feel

#### Conjugation
## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sedentare, from Latin sedeō + *-entare.

### Verb

sentar
* (reflexive) to sit down (to assume a sitting position from a standing position)

#### Descendants

* Fala: sental
* Galician: sentar
* Portuguese: sentar
** Macanese: sentâ

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “sentar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sentar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sentar, from Vulgar Latin *sedentare, from Latin sedeō + *-entare.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /sẽˈta(ʁ)/ [sẽˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /sẽˈta(ʁ)/ [sẽˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /sẽˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /sẽˈta(ʁ)/ [sẽˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /sẽˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sẽˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sẽˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /sẽˈta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: sen‧tar

### Verb

sentar (first-person singular present sento, first-person singular preterite sentei, past participle sentado)
* (transitive) to seat
* (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to sit
* (transitive, figurative) to place (to put (an object or person) in a specific location)
    Synonyms: pôr, colocar
* (transitive, reflexive) to settle (to become established in a steady position)
* (transitive, Brazil, informal) to land a blow; to hit; to deliver
    Synonyms: desferir, dar
* (transitive, intransitive, Brazil, vulgar) to ride (to mount someone to have sex with them) [with em ‘on something’; or with para ‘on someone’]
    Synonyms: cavalgar, quicar
** 2009, MC PQ (lyrics and music), “Na Minha Casa Tu Senta na Pika” (0:04 from the start), Rio de Janeiro:Oi, na minha casa tu senta na pica / E tu dá uma reboladaOi, at my home you ride my dick and wiggle.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* sentada
* sentar a porrada
* sentar o dedo

#### Related terms

* assentar
* sedentário

#### Descendants

* Macanese: sentâ

### Further reading

* “sentar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “sentar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “sentar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “sentar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “sentar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

### Anagrams

* entras, rentas, tenras, ternas, transe

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sedentāre, from Latin sedēns, present participle of sedeō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /senˈtaɾ/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: sen‧tar

### Verb

sentar (first-person singular present siento, first-person singular preterite senté, past participle sentado)
* (transitive) to seat
* (transitive) to set, to establish, to lay
    Synonym: establecer
    Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros.Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events.
* (pronominal) to sit down
    ¿Puedo sentarme? ― May I sit down?
    ¡Siéntate! ― Sit down!
    Siéntese en el piso.Sit on the floor.
    Él se sienta en el sillón.He sits down on the armchair.
    Siéntate en la esquina hasta que te digan a levantarteSit in the corner until you are told to get up.
* (pronominal) to settle down
    Synonym: asentar
* (transitive) to assert
* (intransitive, figurative) to suit, to fit
* (intransitive, figurative) to sit well
* to report
* (reflexive) (colloquial) to leave a mark on (the skin)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* asentar
* sentadero
* sentamiento
* sentar cabeza
* sentar cátedra
* sentar la cabeza
* sentar las bases (“to lay the groundwork; to lay the foundations”)
* sentar un ejemplo (“to set an example”)
* sentar un precedente (“to set a precedent”)

#### Related terms

* asiento
* sentarse
* ser

### See also

* sentir

### Further reading

* “sentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens, present participle of sedeō.

### Verb

sentar
* (transitive) to seat

#### Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

#### Related terms

* sentarse