SENTIR Spanish Verb Conjugation | Beginner Drill | Chalklite

sentir means "to feel" — and it's hiding in a word you already know in English. sentir comes from the Latin sentīre, "to feel, to perceive, to sense." That same root gave English sense, sensor, sentiment, sentinel, consent, resent. So when you learn sentir, you're not learning a foreign word — you're meeting an old relative of words you've used your whole life. A sensor "senses." To sentir is to sense. Most of the time sentir overlaps neatly with "to feel": → Siento el frío. I feel the cold. → Siento mucha alegría. I feel great joy. → Siento que algo va a pasar. I feel that something is going to happen. Notice sentir is about sensing or perceiving something — a sensation, an emotion as a thing, an intuition. It usually takes a noun or a "que" clause. Where it gets tricky — sentir vs sentirse: This is the distinction that trips up almost every learner. ▪ sentir + noun = WHAT you feel → Siento tristeza. I feel sadness. ▪ sentirse + adjective = HOW you feel → Me siento triste. I feel sad. Same core verb, different job. If an adjective describes your own state (happy, tired, sick, nervous), you need the reflexive sentirse with me/te/se: → Me siento cansado. I feel tired. → ¿Cómo te sientes? How do you feel? → Se siente mejor. She feels better. Say "siento cansado" and it sounds wrong to a native ear — it has to be me siento cansado. The one you must NOT translate literally: Lo siento = "I'm sorry." Word for word it's "I feel it" — you're literally saying you feel the other person's pain. One of the most useful fixed phrases in Spanish, and it comes straight from sentir. sentir is also stem-changing: the e becomes ie in stressed forms (siento, sientes, siente) and i in others (sintió, sintiendo). Watch for it in the drills. Quick cheat sheet: ▪ Feel / sense a thing or emotion (noun) → sentir ▪ Feel a certain way (adjective about you) → sentirse ▪ "I'm sorry" → Lo siento ▪ Think "sensor / sense" to lock in the meaning What you'll drill: Present Tense (Presente) Present Progressive (Estar + Gerundio) Simple Past (Pretérito Indefinido) Present Perfect (Pretérito Perfecto) Affirmative Commands (Imperativo) Chapters 0:00 Guess in Spanish 0:13 Verb basics 0:48 Drills 7:34 Quiz How to use this drill: English appears on screen — try to say it in Spanish Speak out loud — that's the key The answer reveals — check yourself and repeat Playlist: Spanish Verb Conjugation – Beginner Drills | Chalklite New drills uploading regularly — subscribe to catch them all!