Questions & Answers about Adoran bailar.
What exactly is adoran here?
Adoran is the 3rd person plural, present tense form of adorar.
So it can mean:
- they adore / they love
- in some contexts, you all adore (with ustedes)
In this sentence, it is followed by an infinitive, so the idea is they love/adore dancing.
Who is the subject if there is no word for they?
Why is it bailar and not bailando?
Because after verbs like adorar, Spanish normally uses the infinitive to talk about an activity in a general way.
So:
- Adoran bailar = they love dancing / they love to dance
By contrast:
- bailando means dancing in the sense of while dancing or in the process of dancing
- Están bailando = they are dancing
So in your sentence, bailar is the correct form.
Why is there no preposition, like a, before bailar?
Because adorar can be followed directly by an infinitive.
So:
- Adoran bailar is correct
Not:
- Adoran a bailar
Some Spanish verbs do need a preposition before another verb, but adorar does not.
Does adorar really mean to adore, or is it more like to love here?
Could this mean they worship dancing?
Could this sentence refer to you all instead of they?
Yes, in some contexts.
Adoran is also the form used with ustedes.
In Spain, everyday informal plural is usually vosotros, so most of the time:
- Adoráis bailar = you all love dancing (informal, common in Spain)
But:
- Adoran bailar can be used for ustedes in formal situations
So without context, adoran could mean they or you all (formal).
Would people in Spain usually say this, or is there a more common way?
Adoran bailar is perfectly correct and natural.
That said, Spanish speakers also very commonly use:
- Les encanta bailar = they love dancing / they really love dancing
Both are good. Very roughly:
- adoran bailar sounds strong and direct
- les encanta bailar is also very common in everyday speech
Why not say aman bailar instead?
You can say aman bailar, and it is understandable, but adoran bailar often sounds more natural for this kind of idea.
In Spanish:
- amar is often associated with deep love, especially for people
- adorar works very well for things, activities, or strong enthusiasm
So for an activity like dancing, adoran bailar is very idiomatic.
How is Adoran bailar pronounced in Spain?
Could you also say Adoran el baile?
Is this present tense only, or can it also mean something habitual?
In Spanish, the present tense often covers both:
- what is true now
- what is true generally / habitually
So Adoran bailar can mean:
- they love dancing right now
- they are people who love dancing in general
Usually the context tells you which shade is intended.
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