sentâ

See also: senta, sentá, and sentā

Friulian

Etymology

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

Verb

sentâ

1. (intransitive) to sit, sit down
2. (transitive) to settle

Conjugation

This is a regular -â verb, along with verbs like amâ.

Conjugation of sentâ (first conjugation)

infinitive			sentâ
gerund			sentânt
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		sentât		sentâts
		feminine		sentâde		sentâdis
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o senti	tu sentis	al/e sente	o sentìn	o sentais	a sentin
	imperfect	o sentavi	tu sentavis	al/e sentave	o sentavin	o sentavis	a sentavin
	simple past	o sentai	tu sentaris	al/e sentà	o sentarin	o sentaris	a sentarin
	future	o sentarai	tu sentarâs	al/e sentarà	o sentarìn	o sentarês	a sentaran
conditional		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o sentarès	tu sentaressis	al/e sentarès	o sentaressin	o sentaressis	a sentaressin
subjunctive		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o senti	tu sentis	al/e senti	o sentìn	o sentais	a sentin
	imperfect	o sentàs	tu sentassis	al/e sentàs	o sentassin	o sentassis	a sentassin
imperative		–	tu	–	nô	vô	–
		–	sente	–	sentìn	sentait	–

Derived terms

• sentâsi

Macanese

Alternative forms

• sentá

Etymology

From Portuguese sentar, with senses 2 and 3 being a semantic loan from Cantonese 坐.

Verb

sentâ

1. to sit, to sit down

   sentâ na casa, renâ ancuza triste ― to sit at home thinking of sad things

2. to go by; to travel by; to ride (a mode of transport)

   sentâ caréta ― to go by car

   Tudo dia sentâ bâs vai comprâ sôm

   I take the bus every day to go shopping for groceries

3. (idiomatic) to visit

   Quelóra têm tempo vêm sentâ

   Come and visit when you have time

Usage notes

• Sense 3, specifically the phrase vêm sentâ, is probably a calque of Cantonese 嚟坐(下) (literally “come and sit”).

Derived terms

• comê qui sentâ ôlo (“to overeat”, literally “to eat that sit eye”)
• sentâ sentâ (“no more, no less”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#s