Conjugation of sentarse in Galician
sentarseto sit downirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | séntome | |
| ti | séntaste | |
| el/ela | séntase | |
| nós | sentámonos | |
| vós | sentádesvos | |
| eles/elas | séntanse |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- ti
sentas-teséntasteThe clitic attaches without a hyphen in standard Galician: use séntaste. - el/ela
sentaseséntaseKeep the stressed stem vowel with an accent: séntase.
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | senteime | |
| ti | sentácheste | |
| el/ela | sentouse | |
| nós | sentámonos | |
| vós | sentástesvos | |
| eles/elas | sentáronse |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- eu
sentéisenteimeThis verb is pronominal; the correct form is senteime.
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sentábame | |
| ti | sentábaste | |
| el/ela | sentábase | |
| nós | sentabámonos | |
| vós | sentabádesvos | |
| eles/elas | sentábanse |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sentareime | |
| ti | sentaraste | |
| el/ela | sentarase | |
| nós | sentarémonos | |
| vós | sentaredesvos | |
| eles/elas | sentaranse |
Common mistakes in the Futuro
- eu
sentarme-eisentareimeThe pronoun is normally attached before the future ending as one word: sentareime.
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sentaríame | |
| ti | sentaríaste | |
| el/ela | sentaríase | |
| nós | sentariámonos | |
| vós | sentariádesvos | |
| eles/elas | sentaríanse |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sente | |
| ti | sentes | |
| el/ela | sente | |
| nós | sentémonos | |
| vós | sentédevos | |
| eles/elas | sente |
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sentase | |
| ti | sentases | |
| el/ela | sentase | |
| nós | sentásemos | |
| vós | sentásedes | |
| eles/elas | sentasen |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | séntate | |
| el/ela | séntese | |
| nós | sentémonos | |
| vós | sentádevos | |
| eles/elas | séntense |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- ti
senta-teséntateUse the enclitic form with the accented stem: séntate.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sentándome | |
| ti | sentándote | |
| el/ela | sentándose | |
| nós | sentándonos | |
| vós | sentándovos | |
| eles/elas | sentándose |
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sentado | |
| ti | sentado | |
| el/ela | sentado | |
| nós | sentado | |
| vós | sentado | |
| eles/elas | sentado |
sentarse — frequently asked questions
Is sentarse a regular verb?
No — sentarse is an irregular Galician verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does sentarse mean?
sentarse is a Galician verb meaning "to sit down".