sentir

=

to feel

verb

sentir
transitive verb
1. to feel (percibir, notar)
  • sentimos mucha alegría/pena al enterarnos -> we were very happy/sad when we found out
2. to regret, to be sorry about (lamentar)
  • sentimos mucho la muerte de su amigo -> we deeply regret the death of your friend
  • siento que no puedas venir -> I'm sorry you can't come
  • siento haberle hecho esperar -> sorry to keep you waiting
  • lo siento (mucho) -> I'm (really) sorry
3. to hear (oír)
4. (olor, gusto)
  • siento mal olor -> there's a bad smell (Am)
  • por el resfrío, no le siente gusto a la comida -> she can't taste the food because of her cold
intransitive verb
5. to feel
  • sin sentir -> without noticing
masculine noun
6. feelings, sentiments
sentirse
pronomial verb
1. to feel (notarse, considerarse)
  • ¿te sientes mal/ bien? -> are you feeling ill/all right?
  • me siento mareada -> I feel sick
  • se siente superior -> he feels superior
2. to take offense (ofenderse) (Am)

sentir [sen-teer’]
article & verb transitive
1. To feel, to perceive by the senses (percibir).
2. To hear (oír).
  • Sin sentir -> without being seen, felt, or known
3. To endure, to suffer (enfermedad).
4. To grieve, to regret (lamentar), to mourn, to be sorry for.
  • Sentir el ruido de un coche -> to hear the noise of a car
  • Sin sentir frío -> without feeling the cold
verb neuter
5. To judge, to form an opinion. (n)
6. To foresee, to foreknow. (n)
7. To accommodate the action to the expression, to exhibit a suitable feeling. (n)
verb reflexive
8. To be moved, to be affected, to complain.
9. To crack or flaw (vasos, campanas).
10. To be in a ruinous state.
11. To be sensible of, to feel pain in any part of the body; to acknowledge the obligation or necessity.
12. To resent.
13. To spring (mástil). (Nautical)
  • Sentirse como en su casa -> to feel at home
  • Sentirse actor -> to feel oneself to be an actor
14. To get cross (enfadarse). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
noun
1. Feeling, opinion, judgement. (m)
2. V. (m)
SENTIMIENTO.

Verb Conjugation for "sentir"

Infinitive
sentir
Gerund
sintiendo
Participle
sentido
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo siento sentí sentía sentiré sienta
sientes sentiste sentías sentirás sientas
Ella/Él/Usted siente sintió sentía sentirá sienta
Nosotros sentimos sentimos sentíamos sentiremos sintamos
Vosotros sentís sentisteis sentíais sentiréis sintáis
Ellos/Ustedes sienten sintieron sentían sentirán sientan
Complete sentir conjugation

"sentir" in the Answers forum

Q: can you please translate for me please! si tu dices que te ago sentir mal
A: > Si t**ú** dices que te **h**ago sentir mal cr**ée**me mi amor que no lo **h**ago a propósito. > Yo siempre pienso en ti y nunca pasa por mi mente…
Q: sentir como estrellas ahí en medio
A: I feel like a star there in the middle. Not sure what it means, but that's the literal translation.
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