Questions & Answers about Me siento en la silla.
Why is there a me in front of the verb?
The verb here is sentarse (to sit down). In Spanish, this is a reflexive verb, which means the action reflects back on the person doing it—literally 'to sit oneself down'. Since the sentence is about yourself, you use the reflexive pronoun me before the conjugated verb siento.
Doesn't me siento mean 'I feel'?
Good catch! Yes, me siento is exactly the same for two completely different reflexive verbs: sentarse (to sit down) and sentirse (to feel). You have to use the context of the sentence to figure out the meaning. Since this sentence mentions a chair (la silla), 'I sit' is the only one that makes sense here!
The dictionary says 'to sit' is sentarse. Why is it spelled siento here with an 'i'?
Sentarse is a stem-changing verb. When you conjugate it for the 'I' form, the e in the middle of the word changes to ie. That is why it becomes siento instead of sento.
Why do we use en for 'on' the chair? Doesn't en mean 'in'?
En is a very common word that can translate to 'in', 'on', or 'at' depending on the context. Spanish doesn't usually distinguish between sitting 'in' a chair or 'on' a chair—you simply use en for both.
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