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sentir

Stem-Changer Level A1 โญ #20 Most Common

English translation: to feel / regret

Stem Pattern: e -> ie in present / e -> i in preterite 3s & 3p
๐Ÿ’ก Key Usage Note: Used for 'Lo siento' (I'm sorry) and reflexive 'sentirse' (to feel well/sick).
๐Ÿ“˜ Linguistic Rule: Stem changer e -> ie (siento); preterite 3s/3p has vowel raise e -> i (sintiรณ, sintieron).
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Present (Presente)

siento, sientes, siente, sentimos, sentรญs, sienten.

Subject Pronoun Conjugation Audio
yo siento
tรบ sientes
รฉl / ella / usted siente
nosotros / nosotras sentimos
vosotros / vosotras sentรญs
ellos / ellas / ustedes sienten
Example Sentences in Context
  • Me siento muy feliz hoy. โ€” I feel very happy today.
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Linguistic breakdowns & native shortcuts

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๐Ÿง  Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

Cognate with 'sentiment' and 'senses' -> sentir.

โš ๏ธ Most Common Student Mistake
โœ— Don't say: ร‰l sentiรณ frรญo โŒ
โœ“ Say instead: ร‰l sintiรณ frรญo โœ…

Why: Preterite 3s of -ir stem changers raises to /i/: sintiรณ.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Essential Native Idioms with 'sentir'
Lo siento

= I am sorry / I regret it

"Lo siento mucho, no fue mi intenciรณn."

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yo

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siento

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Test your understanding of 'sentir' across tenses

Interactive Quiz
Question 1 (Preterite)

Ella se ___ un poco mareada anoche.

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saber Irregular

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venir Irregular

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hablar Regular

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poder Irregular

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vivir Regular

to live / reside

comer Regular

to eat

dormir Stem-Changer

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poner Irregular

to put / place / set

salir Irregular

to leave / go out / exit

pedir Stem-Changer

to ask for / request / order

conducir Irregular

to drive / lead

caer Irregular (G-verb & Y-spell)

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traer Irregular (J-stem preterite)

to bring

oรญr Highly Irregular

to hear, listen to

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