noun
A grammatical unit of one or more words expressing a complete thought. Used in linguistic and educational contexts, similar to English 'sentence'.
このセンテンスの意味がわかりません。
I don't understand the meaning of this sentence.
短いセンテンスで話してください。
Please speak in short sentences.
文 is the native Japanese word for 'sentence' and is more common in everyday language. センテンス is a loanword often used in academic or linguistic contexts.
Loanword from English 'sentence'.