What is "sientese"?
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What is "siéntese"?
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updated Jan 31, 2011
posted by Eri-Chan
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sit down
updated Jan 31, 2011
edited by mediterrunio
posted by mediterrunio
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If you want to de-transitivise the transitive verb, "seat yourself" or, more simply, using the intransitive verb "sit (down)"
updated Jan 31, 2011
posted by samdie
Wow ,de- transitivise, a new one for me. - pacofinkler, Jan 31, 2011
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it is the formal imperative form of the verb : sentarse
¡usted siéntese!
updated Jan 31, 2011
posted by culé
¡Usted siéntese! sounds very pushy and aggressive, while "Siéntese usted! is quite polite. - lazarus1907, Sep 1, 2010
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it is the formal [affirmative] imperative form of the verb : sentarse
¡usted siéntese! [Siéntese usted]
With imperatives you also need to distinguish whether they are affirmative or negative, because if this were a negative command the se would not be attached to the verb.
¡No se siente usted!
updated Jan 31, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
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Sorry to perform necromancy here, but where does the tilde come from? I see "siente" on the conjugation list, but I do not see it with a tilde. Is it due to the "se" being added to the end?
updated Jan 31, 2011
posted by LiveUnsheathed
Yes, when you attach pronouns the stress must remain where it was before they were attached. - 0074b507, Jan 31, 2011
siente... stress on the strong vowel (e) of diphthong....so siéntese to maintain it there. - 0074b507, Jan 31, 2011
Thanks! :) - LiveUnsheathed, Jan 31, 2011
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uste command for sit down. Siéntese.
updated Sep 1, 2010
posted by Rey_Mysterio
