Breakdown of ¿Sigues estirando las piernas para evitar una lesión?
una
a, an (feminine)
para
for
la pierna
the leg
evitar
to avoid
seguir
to continue
la lesión
injury
estirar
to stretch
Questions & Answers about ¿Sigues estirando las piernas para evitar una lesión?
How does sigues estirando translate to "are you still stretching"?
To say you "keep doing" or "are still doing" something in Spanish, you use the verb seguir (to continue or follow) plus the gerund (the -ando or -iendo form of a verb). Here, sigues is the "you" form of seguir, and estirando is the gerund of estirar (to stretch). Together, they mean "you are still stretching" or "you keep stretching".
Why does it say las piernas (the legs) instead of tus piernas (your legs)?
In Spanish, when you talk about body parts, you almost always use the definite article (el, la, los, las) rather than a possessive word like mi or tu. Because the context makes it clear whose legs are being stretched, las piernas naturally translates to "your legs" in English.
Why is evitar in the infinitive (unconjugated) form here?
It follows the word para (in order to). In Spanish, whenever a verb directly follows a preposition like para, por, de, or en, it must stay in its infinitive form. So, para evitar means "in order to avoid".
Is lesión related to the English word "lesson"?
No, it is a false friend! Lesión means "injury" or "wound", which is why you want to avoid it when stretching. If you want to say "lesson" (like a school lesson), the word you need is lección.
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