sentirse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
sentirse — to feel
Use 'siéntete' (tú) or 'siéntase' (usted) to tell someone how to feel, often in a reassuring way.
sentirse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Commonly used in phrases like 'Siéntete como en tu casa' (Feel at home) or to encourage someone to feel a certain way.
Notes on sentirse in the Affirmative Imperative
The reflexive pronoun is attached to the end of affirmative commands. For 'tú', the 'e' changes to 'ie'. For 'vosotros', the 'd' is dropped to become 'sentíos'.
Example Sentences
Siéntete libre de preguntar.
Feel free to ask.
tú
Siéntanse cómodos, por favor.
Make yourselves comfortable (feel comfortable), please.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'sentate'.
Correct: siéntete
Why: 'Sentate' is the command for 'sentarse' (to sit down) in some dialects; 'siéntete' is for 'sentirse' (to feel).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me siento
Sentirse has an e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: me sentí
The preterite of sentirse features a stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms: se sintió and se sintieron.
Imperfect
yo: me sentía
The imperfect of sentirse is regular: me sentía, te sentías, se sentía...
Future
yo: me sentiré
The future tense of sentirse is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (sentirse).
Conditional
yo: me sentiría
The conditional of sentirse is regular: me sentiría, te sentirías, se sentiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: me sienta
The present subjunctive of sentirse has stem changes: e > ie in most forms, and e > i in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me sintiera
The imperfect subjunctive of sentirse uses the 'sint-' stem: me sintiera, te sintieras...
Negative Imperative
yo: no te sientas
Negative commands use 'no' + the present subjunctive forms: no te sientas, no se sienta...