sensar

Maltese

Root
s-n-s-r
3 terms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian sensale, from Arabic سِمْسار (simsār). Some alternative forms, such as samsar and sansar, are either directly inherited from Arabic or influenced by it.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛnˈsaːr/

Noun

sensar m (plural sensara or snasar, feminine sensara)

broker, agent, middleman
Alternative forms: sansar, sensal, samsar

Etymology 2

Denominal verb of sensar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.sar/

Verb

sensar (imperfect jsensar, past participle msensar) (transitive)

to broker, to act as a broker

Conjugation

Conjugation of **sensar** (Form Iq)
positive forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	sensart	sensart	sensar	sensarna	sensartu	sensru
perfect	f	sensart	sensart	sensret	sensarna	sensartu	sensru
imperfect	m	nsensar	ssensar	jsensar	nsensru	ssensru	jsensru
imperfect	f	nsensar	ssensar	ssensar	nsensru	ssensru	jsensru
imperative			sensar			sensru

negative forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	sensartx	sensartx	sensarx	sensarniex	sensartux	sensrux
perfect	f	sensartx	sensartx	sensritx	sensarniex	sensartux	sensrux
imperfect	m	nsensarx	ssensarx	jsensarx	nsensrux	ssensrux	jsensrux
imperfect	f	nsensarx	ssensarx	ssensarx	nsensrux	ssensrux	jsensrux
imperative			ssensarx			ssensrux

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from English sense +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /senˈsaɾ/ [sẽnˈsaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: sen‧sar

Verb

sensar (first-person singular present senso, first-person singular preterite sensé, past participle sensado)

(nonstandard) to sense; to discern

Conjugation

Conjugation of sensar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			sensar
gerund			sensando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		sensado		sensada
		plural		sensados		sensadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	senso	sensas^{^tú} sensás^{^vos}	sensa	sensamos	sensáis	sensan
	imperfect	sensaba	sensabas	sensaba	sensábamos	sensabais	sensaban
	preterite	sensé	sensaste	sensó	sensamos	sensasteis	sensaron
	future	sensaré	sensarás	sensará	sensaremos	sensaréis	sensarán
	conditional	sensaría	sensarías	sensaría	sensaríamos	sensaríais	sensarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	sense	senses^{^tú} sensés^{^vos²}	sense	sensemos	senséis	sensen
	imperfect (ra)	sensara	sensaras	sensara	sensáramos	sensarais	sensaran
	imperfect (se)	sensase	sensases	sensase	sensásemos	sensaseis	sensasen
	future¹	sensare	sensares	sensare	sensáremos	sensareis	sensaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		sensa^{^tú} sensá^{^vos}	sense	sensemos	sensad	sensen
	negative		no senses	no sense	no sensemos	no senséis	no sensen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of sensar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive sensar	dative	sensarme	sensarte	sensarle, sensarse	sensarnos	sensaros	sensarles, sensarse
with infinitive sensar	accusative	sensarme	sensarte	sensarlo, sensarla, sensarse	sensarnos	sensaros	sensarlos, sensarlas, sensarse

with gerund sensando	dative	sensándome	sensándote	sensándole, sensándose	sensándonos	sensándoos	sensándoles, sensándose
with gerund sensando	accusative	sensándome	sensándote	sensándolo, sensándola, sensándose	sensándonos	sensándoos	sensándolos, sensándolas, sensándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative sensa	dative	sénsame	sénsate	sénsale	sénsanos	not used	sénsales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative sensa	accusative	sénsame	sénsate	sénsalo, sénsala	sénsanos	not used	sénsalos, sénsalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative sensá	dative	sensame	sensate	sensale	sensanos	not used	sensales
with informal second-person singular vos imperative sensá	accusative	sensame	sensate	sensalo, sensala	sensanos	not used	sensalos, sensalas

with formal second-person singular imperative sense	dative	sénseme	not used	sénsele, sénsese	sénsenos	not used	sénseles
with formal second-person singular imperative sense	accusative	sénseme	not used	sénselo, sénsela, sénsese	sénsenos	not used	sénselos, sénselas

with first-person plural imperative sensemos	dative	not used	sensémoste	sensémosle	sensémonos	sensémoos	sensémosles
with first-person plural imperative sensemos	accusative	not used	sensémoste	sensémoslo, sensémosla	sensémonos	sensémoos	sensémoslos, sensémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative sensad	dative	sensadme	not used	sensadle	sensadnos	sensaos	sensadles
with informal second-person plural imperative sensad	accusative	sensadme	not used	sensadlo, sensadla	sensadnos	sensaos	sensadlos, sensadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative sensen	dative	sénsenme	not used	sénsenle	sénsennos	not used	sénsenles, sénsense
with formal second-person plural imperative sensen	accusative	sénsenme	not used	sénsenlo, sénsenla	sénsennos	not used	sénsenlos, sénsenlas, sénsense

Translations

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