sitúo

Sitúo is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb situar, which means to place, position, or locate something. It is a transitive verb, used to indicate the action of placing an object in a location or situating something in a particular context. The reflexive form situarse is used to express positioning oneself or being located in a place, as in “la ciudad se sitúa al norte.”

The spelling with an accented ú arises in the yo form, a pattern seen in several -uar verbs in Spanish (for example, actúo from actuar). In present indicative, the full paradigm is: yo sitúo, tú sitúas, él sitúa, nosotros situamos, vosotros situáis, ellos sitúan. The verb also forms a standard set of subjunctive and imperative forms: in the present subjunctive, sitúe, sitúes, sitúe, situemos, situéis, sitúen; in the affirmative imperative, sitúa (tú), sitúe (usted), situad (vosotros), sitúen (ustedes).

Etymology: sitúo comes from the Latin situare, from situs meaning placed. It shares a family with situar and related compounds such as situación (situation) and ubicación (location).

Usage notes: Sitúo covers spatial placement as well as figurative positioning, such as situar a alguien en una posición de liderazgo o situar un evento en un marco temporal. It contrasts with ubicar, which can also mean to locate but has broader uses in some contexts. See also situar, situarse, situación, ubicación.