No. 5,148 in Spanish
gobernando
"Governando" means "governing" in English.
In a sentence
El presidente está gobernando el país con sabiduría.
The president is governing the country wisely.
The word 'gobernando' is used here as the present participle of the verb 'gobernar,' indicating an ongoing action in the present tense.
Hace años, ella estaba gobernando una pequeña aldea.
Years ago, she was governing a small village.
In this sentence, 'gobernando' serves as the present participle in a past progressive construction, describing an ongoing action in the past.
Gobernando con justicia, se ganó el respeto de todos.
Governing with justice, they earned everyone's respect.
Here, 'gobernando' is used as a gerund to express the manner in which the subject gained respect, linking the action to the sentence as a complement.
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