Sitúa

Sitúa is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb situar. It means to place, locate, or situate something in a specific place or context. The verb can refer to physical placement (sitúa la lámpara sobre la mesa) as well as to positioning in a broader sense, such as ranking, timing, or framing a situation.

Etymology and usage notes: situar comes from Latin situs, meaning place, through the verb situare. It is closely related to words like ubicación (location) and situación (situation). Sitúa is commonly used in journalism, business, geography, and everyday speech to indicate where something is placed or how something is positioned relative to other elements. It is typically transitive, requiring a direct object, and often followed by a prepositional phrase denoting location or context, such as en, sobre, or dentro de.

Conjugation and forms: situar is a regular -ar verb. Present tense forms include: yo sitúo, tú sitúas, él/ella sitúa, nosotros situamos, vosotros situáis, ellos sitúan. The pronunciation of sitúa is [siˈtu.a], with stress on the syllable tu. Other related forms include situar (to place), se situar (to place oneself), and la situación (the situation).

Examples:

- El museo sitúa las obras modernas en la planta 2.

- El informe sitúa al país en una posición competitiva.

- La guía sitúa la atracción turística a unos 10 minutos caminando.

See also: situar vs. ubicar, situarse, ubicación, situación.