sentando

Sentando is a term found in several Romance languages that functions as the gerund or present participle of verbs meaning to sit or to seat. Its exact meaning and usage vary by language and context.

In Spanish, sentando is the gerund of sentar, meaning to seat someone or to establish. It is used for ongoing actions involving seating others, for example: “El camarero está sentando a los invitados.” In contrast, the action of sitting down by oneself is expressed with the reflexive form sentarse and its present participle sentándose.

In Portuguese, sentando likewise serves as the gerund of sentar and expresses ongoing action: “Ele está sentando os clientes.” For the state of being seated, Portuguese typically uses the adjective seated: “está sentado.” The reflexive form is used when referring to oneself sitting down, as in “sentando-se.”

In Italian, the standard present participle for the verb to sit is sedendo. Sentando is not the usual form in standard Italian and may appear only in dialects, historical texts, or as a nonstandard or mistaken form.

Summary: sentando functions primarily as a Spanish or Portuguese gerund related to seating or causing to sit; its use to describe oneself sitting is avoided in those languages in favor of reflexive forms (sentarse) or adjectives (sentado). Its status in Italian is nonstandard within standard grammar.