Sentía (en. I felt)

[senˈti.a]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Experience of an internal sensation or emotion.

I felt joy every time I saw you.

Yo sentía alegría cada vez que te veía.

Perceiving something through the senses.

She felt an intense cold when leaving the house.

Ella sentía un frío intenso al salir de casa.

Being emotionally aware of something.

He felt sadness about the news.

Él sentía tristeza por la noticia.

Derived from the Latin 'sentire', which means 'to feel' or 'to perceive'.

I felt that

Indicates a perception or intuition about something.

sentía que

I felt it in my soul

Expresses strong emotion or sorrow.

sentía en el alma

I felt the pressure

Indicates a state of stress or emotional burden.

sentía la presión

feel

Verb that refers to perceiving through the senses.

sentir

sensation

Perception experienced through the senses.

sensación

excite

To cause or experience an emotion.

emocionar

To feel things intensely

When I hear that song, I felt an emotional journey.

Cuando escucho esa canción, sentía un viaje emocional.

To express a feeling that is not articulated

Although I said nothing, I felt inside that something was wrong.

Aunque no decía nada, sentía por dentro que estaba mal.