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"Asiento" is a form of "asiento", a noun which is often translated as "seat". "Silla" is a noun which is often translated as "chair". Learn more about the difference between "silla" and "asiento" below.
la silla()
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (furniture)
el asiento()
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (position)
a. seat
Hay un asiento vacante en el Consejo de Administración.There is a vacant seat on the Board of Directors.
3. (submission)
a. entry
Los últimos asientos en el diario del criminal son preocupantes.The recent journal entries of the criminal are disturbing.
