No. 11,188 in Spanish
encendiendo
"Turning on" or "lighting."
In a sentence
Juan está encendiendo la luz de la sala.
Juan is turning on the living room light.
Here, 'encendiendo' is used in the present progressive tense to indicate an ongoing action of turning something on.
Los niños están encendiendo una fogata en el campo.
The children are lighting a campfire in the countryside.
In this sentence, 'encendiendo' expresses an action where the subject is actively initiating a fire or light source.
El motor del auto sigue encendiendo a pesar de los problemas mecánicos.
The car's engine keeps starting despite mechanical issues.
Here, 'encendiendo' describes the repetitive action of something beginning or starting operationally.
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