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situar

to place; to locate

verb see-TWAHR Common
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Origin: from Latin situare

Also means

to position; to situate

Usage Note

Situar is a regular -ar verb but note the orthographic split: sitú-ar has a hiatus (two adjacent vowels in separate syllables), producing written accents in several conjugations: sitúo, sitúas, sitúa, sitúan. The reflexive situarse means 'to find oneself' or 'to be located': la ciudad se sitúa en la costa ('the city is located on the coast'). Situación (situation) is the most common derivative.

Examples

"El pueblo se sitúa en el valle."

Natural Translation

The village is situated in the valley.

Literal Translation

The village itself situates in the valley

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