Estoy sentado
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In lesson I part 11(Ser vs Estar) one the first examples you give is:" Estoy sentado"; shouldn't this rather be "estoy sentando"? So, instead of the past participle (which we haven't be taught yet) the present participle?
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updated Nov 30, 2012
posted by MarkMast
Thank you! - MarkMast, Nov 30, 2012
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Hi, Mark, welcome to the forum.
Just like there are two different words in English, there are two ways to say this in Spanish:
Seated (Estoy sentado) I am seated.
Sitting (Estoy sentando) I am sitting.
Another example:
Dormido (Está dormido) He is asleep.
Durmiendo (Está durmiendo) He is sleeping.
updated Nov 30, 2012
edited by --Mariana--
posted by --Mariana--
Sitting translates better at "Me estoy sentando". We never say "Estoy sentando" because that gets confused with "sentar un precedente", which means to set a precedent. I hope this makes sense. - francobollo, Nov 30, 2012
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No, because in Spanish the progressive only refers to the act of sitting down and no being seated.
updated Nov 30, 2012
posted by BellaMargarita
