sentâ

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See also: senta, sentá, and sentā

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Etymology

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

Verb

sentâ

(intransitive) to sit, sit down
(transitive) to settle

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of sentâ (first conjugation)

past participle				singular		plural
infinitive			sentâ
gerund			sentânt
		masculine		sentât		sentâts
		feminine		sentâde		sentâdis
person		singular			plural
person		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	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

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

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