sentado

Meaning (English)

Sentado most commonly means “seated” or “sitting down.” It refers to a person being in a sitting position.

It can also be used in a more figurative sense to mean something like “settled,” “established,” or “well-founded” (for example, an idea or tradition that is firmly rooted).

Parts / Formation

• sentado is the past participle of the verb sentar (“to seat,” “to sit down”).
• It can function as:
  • an adjective: Estoy sentado (“I am seated”)
  • part of a verbal construction: Quedó sentado en el acta (“It was recorded in the minutes”)
• Gender/number agreement:
  • sentado (masculine singular)
  • sentada (feminine singular)
  • sentados / sentadas (plural)

Spanish synonyms

Physical sense (seated):

• sentado/a
• sentado/a (en una silla) (contextual equivalent)
• en posición sentada
• sentado/a ↔ sometimes sentado/a contrasts with de pie (see antonyms)

Figurative sense (settled/established):

• establecido
• fijado
• consolidado
• fundamentado

Spanish antonyms

Physical sense:

• de pie (“standing”)
• parado/a (“standing,” depending on region/context)

Figurative sense:

• inestable
• sin fundamento
• cuestionable (in some contexts)