Word
En mi nueva rutina voy añadiendo pequeñas pausas para estirarme y beber agua.
Meaning
In my new routine I’m gradually adding small breaks to stretch and drink water.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of En mi nueva rutina voy añadiendo pequeñas pausas para estirarme y beber agua.
pequeño
small
yo
I
en
in
mi
my
Questions & Answers about En mi nueva rutina voy añadiendo pequeñas pausas para estirarme y beber agua.
Why does the sentence use voy añadiendo instead of just añado?
Voy añadiendo (literally “I go adding”) expresses a gradual, progressive change over time: “I’m gradually adding / I keep adding / I’ve been adding.”
- Voy añadiendo = I am in a process of adding these pauses bit by bit, over a period.
- Añado = a simple present: “I add,” which sounds more like a regular action or a general habit, without the idea of gradual build-up.
So voy añadiendo highlights that the new pauses are being incorporated little by little into the routine, not all at once.
Is voy añadiendo the same as “I’m going adding” in English?
No. You can’t translate it word-for-word into natural English.
- In Spanish, ir + gerundio (voy añadiendo) is a normal structure that means something like “I’m gradually doing X / I keep doing X / I’ve been doing X.”
- In English, “I’m going adding” is ungrammatical.
So the natural English equivalents would be:
- “I’m gradually adding small breaks…”
- “I’ve been adding small breaks…”
- “I keep adding small breaks…”
What’s the difference between voy añadiendo and estoy añadiendo?