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[mystic estuary]

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[tawny cove]

Sentir can mean the action of smelling and to feel in a concrete way, through your senses, or your current emotional/physical status.

Tu sens la rose, tu sens bon, je me sens fatigué, je me sens heureux.

Ressentir is to feel but in an abstract way : a sentiment, an emotion, something that involves less your actual senses. It’s especially true for love : you would never say you would “sentir” love.

It usually is followed by a noun : je ressens de la fierté, je ressens du bonheur.

[lofty vortex]

"de" is always needed after ressentir?

[tawny cove]

No I believe it is not always needed