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Question

How would you say "a boy sits in" in Spanish? I pretty much need the "sits" part, as i already have this on my own: "Un muchacho _____ en". I'm sure that its a conjugation of sentar -to sit, but I'm not sure..... help is greatly appreciated

Answer 1

I pretty much need the "sits" part, as i already have this on my own: "Un muchacho _____ en".

Unlike in English, in Spanish there is never a preposition at the end of a sentence. If you say that, any Spanish speaking native would ask "¿En... qué?" (In... what?)

Spanish doesn't have prepositional or phrasal verbs, like English. You never get "get up", "give up" or similar constructions.

its not the end of a sentence, this is a part of a much larger sentence - pbkidminion, Mar 27, 2011

thanks for the input though - pbkidminion, Mar 27, 2011

In Spanish, the last word is the end of a sentence (unlike English). - lazarus1907, Mar 27, 2011

Answer 2

You're correct, check the conjugation section!

http://www.spanishdict.com/conjugation

Looks like this sentence is present tense, and the subject is 3rd person singular