ganando
/ɡanando/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'winning' is translated as ganando.
ganando is used to describe the continuous action of winning. If you want to talk about a 'victory' itself, you would use the noun victoria. To describe winning by a large margin or in a grandiose manner, you can use the informal expression ganar a lo grande. If you are describing a situation where someone 'sweeps' or 'routs' the competition decisively, the informal verb arrasar is often used.
Meaning: that constitutes a win (adj)
Which one should you use?
Use ganando to express the continuous action of winning, whereas ganador is the adjective used to describe a winning person or a winning strategy.
How does it change in a sentence?
ganando is the gerund of the verb ganar (to win) and is used to express continuous action.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡanando/
Did you know?
- The word arrasar, used for 'sweeping' a competition, literally means 'to raze' or 'to level a building to the ground'.
- The expression ganar tiempo is a common idiom that means 'to stall' or 'to waste time' rather than 'to win time'.
- The verb ganar also means 'to earn' when referring to money, so a person who is 'winning' in a business sense might actually be 'earning' a salary.
Examples in context
- Tom parece estar ganando.Tom appears to be winning.This sentence shows how to use ganando to describe someone appearing to be in the process of winning.Tatoeba #4951001 by osprell, translation #2544613 by CK
- Japón sabía que estaba ganando la guerra.Japan knew it was winning the war.This sentence demonstrates using ganando to describe a continuous state like winning a war.Tatoeba #1410557 by marcelostockle, translation #804222 by Source_VOA
- Estás ganando.You're winning.This sentence shows a direct way to tell someone they are currently winning using ganando.Tatoeba #5056290 by don_ramon, translation #2203894 by CK
- Nuestro equipo está ganando.Our team is winning
- Ganamos a lo grande en el partido de ayer.We won big in the game yesterday
- Arrasaron con su oponente, ganando el partido.They completely destroyed their opponent, winning the game
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Example conversation
Javier and Elena are watching a tennis match together.
- JavierMira el marcador, estamos ganando.Look at the score, we are winning.
- ElenaSí, pero el otro jugador es fuerte.Yes, but the other player is strong.
- JavierNo importa, sigo ganando yo.It doesn't matter, I am still winning.
- Elena¡Tú no juegas, Javier!You aren't playing, Javier!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
