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No. 12,830 in Spanish

oyendo

"Hearing" or "listening."

In a sentence

  • Estoy oyendo una bonita canción.

    I am listening to a beautiful song.

    The word 'oyendo' is used here as the present participle of 'oír', indicating that the act of hearing is currently happening.

  • Oímos al profesor cuando estaba oyendo un anuncio importante.

    We heard the teacher when he was listening to an important announcement.

    Here, 'oyendo' describes the action the teacher was engaged in while another action occurred.

  • No me di cuenta de que estabas oyendo nuestra conversación.

    I didn't realize you were listening to our conversation.

    In this sentence, 'oyendo' is used to describe an ongoing action that the subject was performing.

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