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If a Spanish speaker were to say nothing more than “me siento”, would they be saying “I’m sitting” or “I’m feeling”? ?? How would I know which? Viejito

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updated May 30, 2012
posted by viejito
Jajaja - sinsonte, May 30, 2012

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Obviously, with no context this can be argued forever and it may even be different from one Spanish speaker to another. But when I see just “me siento,” I think "I feel."

This is possibly because we can say "Lo siento" and nothing more, and it is completely understood that we are expressing a feeling.

updated May 30, 2012
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posted by 005faa61
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I would definitely say "I'm sitting" if they just said "me siento". Otherwise it would just be a sentence fragment "I'm feeling..." Most people wouldn't just end a sentence like that in Spanish or English.

updated May 30, 2012
posted by pescador1