Word
Alguien está revisando la bolsa.
Meaning
Someone is checking the bag.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Alguien está revisando la bolsa.
estar
to be (location/state)
la bolsa
bag
alguien
someone
revisar
to check
Questions & Answers about Alguien está revisando la bolsa.
Does alguien always take a singular verb like está?
Does revisando mean "revising"?
Why are we using está revisando instead of just revisa?
You could simply say Alguien revisa la bolsa to mean "Someone checks the bag," but está revisando emphasizes that the action is happening right now in this exact moment. This is formed by combining the verb estar (to be) with the -ando ending, which works just like the English "-ing" ending for -ar verbs.
I've also seen the word bolso. Is it the same as bolsa?
They are closely related but slightly different. La bolsa usually means a plastic or paper shopping bag, a trash bag, or a generic sack. El bolso generally refers to a personal handbag or purse.