Camino diez kilómetros cada día.

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Breakdown of Camino diez kilómetros cada día.

• caminar: to walk
• el día: the day
• cada: each, every

Questions & Answers about Camino diez kilómetros cada día.

Where is the word “I”? Why doesn’t the sentence say yo camino?

In Spanish, the subject pronoun (like yo = I) is often dropped because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• Camino can only mean “I walk” (1st person singular), so yo is not necessary.
• You can say Yo camino diez kilómetros cada día, but it usually sounds more emphatic, like stressing I (as opposed to someone else).

Can Camino diez kilómetros cada día also mean “I’m walking ten kilometers every day (these days)”?

Yes. Spanish simple present camino often covers both:

1. A general habit: I walk ten kilometers every day.
2. A current routine over a period: I’m walking ten kilometers every day (these days / this month).

If you want to emphasize the idea of a current, temporary routine, you could say:

• Estoy caminando diez kilómetros cada día últimamente.
  (“I’ve been walking ten kilometers every day lately.”)

What’s the difference between camino and estoy caminando here?

• Camino diez kilómetros cada día = a habit / routine.
• Estoy caminando diez kilómetros = I am in the middle of walking ten kilometers right now, or I’m focusing on the ongoing action.

So:

• Habit: Camino diez kilómetros cada día.
• Right now: Ahora mismo estoy caminando. (I’m walking right now.)