haciendo
/aθjendo/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for "doing" is haciendo.
haciendo is the present participle used to describe an action that is currently in progress. For example, if you want to say "I am doing" something, you must pair the auxiliary verb estar with haciendo to form estoy haciendo.
How does it change in a sentence?
haciendo is the gerund form of the verb hacer, which means "to do" or "to make".
How do you pronounce it?
/aθjendo/
Did you know?
- The expression haciendose el sueco means 'playing dumb' or 'pretending not to understand', and literally translates to 'doing oneself Swedish'.
- The phrase haciendo el vacío literally means 'making the vacuum', but it is used to describe the act of socially isolating or ghosting someone.
- The word haciendo comes from hacer, which shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'fact', as both relate to things that are 'made'.
Examples in context
- Lo estás haciendo mal.You are doing it the wrong way.This sentence shows how to use haciendo to describe doing something incorrectly.Tatoeba #1272377 by marcelostockle, translation #1221355 by CN
- ¿Qué está haciendo Ken?What's Ken doing?This sentence uses haciendo to ask about a current action.Tatoeba #531807 by Shishir, translation #707103 by papabear
- Lo estás haciendo bien.You're doing it right.This sentence uses haciendo to describe doing something correctly.Tatoeba #1686828 by Shishir, translation #1663555 by Spamster
- Estoy haciendo la tarea.I am doing the homework.
- Está haciendo una presentación.He/she is doing a presentation.
- Voy a realizar una investigación.I am going to do research.
- Está realizando un proyecto importante.He/she is doing an important project.
- Estoy haciendo mis tareas.I am doing my chores.
- Está haciendo ejercicio en el parque.He/she is doing exercise in the park.
- Está liándola en la fiestaHe/she is causing trouble at the party.
- Estás currando mucho últimamenteYou've been working hard lately.
- Anda arreglando su coche.He/she is fixing his/her car.
- Está en la política, se la pasa en reuniones.He/she is involved in politics, always in meetings.
- 499 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are talking in the kitchen while preparing dinner.
- Elena¿Qué estás haciendo?What are you doing?
- JavierEstoy haciendo la pasta.I am making the pasta.
- ElenaPerfecto, yo estoy haciendo la ensalada.Perfect, I am making the salad.
- Javier¡Qué bien!That's great!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
