Breakdown of Yo sigo estudiando en la universidad.
yo
I
en
in / on / at
estudiar
to study
la universidad
the university
seguir
to continue
Questions & Answers about Yo sigo estudiando en la universidad.
How do sigo and estudiando work together to mean "keep studying"?
This is a very common verb combo! The verb seguir usually means "to follow" or "to continue". When you pair it with a gerund—a verb ending in -ando or -iendo, like estudiando—it means "to keep doing" that action. So, sigo estudiando translates perfectly to "I keep studying."
Can sigo estudiando also mean "I am still studying"?
Absolutely. In English, we often use the word "still" to show an action is ongoing. In Spanish, using seguir plus a gerund is the most natural way to say you are still doing something. You could use the word todavía (still), but sigo estudiando is the standard, everyday way to express this continuing action.
Why is the yo form of seguir spelled sigo?
Seguir is an irregular verb. In the present tense, the e in the stem changes to an i. For the yo form specifically, we also drop the u so the word keeps a hard "g" sound (like in the English word "go"), making it sigo. For other forms like tú, the u stays, making it sigues.
Why do we use en la universidad for "at the university" instead of a la?
In English, we say "at" for locations, but in Spanish, the preposition en covers both "in" and "at" when you are physically located somewhere. The preposition a is mostly used for movement or direction (like "going to the university"). Since you are already there studying, en is the correct word.
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