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sentado

seated

adjective sen-TAH-doh Rare

Also means

sitting

Usage Note

Sentado is the past participle of sentar used as an adjective, meaning physically seated. It agrees in gender and number (sentada, sentados, sentadas). The phrase dar por sentado means 'to take for granted', a common idiomatic use distinct from the literal sense.

Examples

"El niño está sentado en la silla."

Natural Translation

The boy is sitting in the chair.

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