Estando (en. Being)

/es'tando/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates a current state or situation.

Being at home, I listened to music.

Estando en casa, escuché música.

Used to emphasize an action in progress.

Being busy, I couldn't take the call.

Estando ocupado, no pude atender la llamada.

Used to describe a temporal context.

Being on vacation, I decided not to work.

Estando de vacaciones, decidí no trabajar.

From the verb 'estar', which comes from the Latin 'stare', meaning 'to be' or 'to remain'.

being in the place

Referring to being in a certain place.

estando en el lugar

being informed

It means being informed about something.

estando al tanto

being on foot

Indicates that someone is not sitting.

estando de pie

to be

A verb that indicates the existence or state of a subject.

estar

state

Condition or situation in which things are.

estado

static

That does not exhibit movement or change.

estático

Being in a place without doing anything.

Today I am being at home all day.

Hoy estoy estando en casa todo el día.

Being distracted or absent.

Don't listen to me, I am being in another world.

No me escuches, estoy estando en otro mundo.