No. 442 in Catalan

sentir

To feel; to hear.

In a sentence

Puc sentir el vent quan obro la finestra.
I can hear the wind when I open the window.
In this sentence, 'sentir' is used to mean 'to hear'.
Ella sent una gran alegria pel seu èxit.
She feels great joy for her success.
Here, 'sentir' expresses the meaning of 'to feel' an emotion.
No sento la ràdio, pots pujar el volum?
I can't hear the radio; can you turn up the volume?
'Sento' in this context again means 'to hear', specifically describing being unable to perceive a sound.

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