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¿Ustedes andan curioseando las joyas de plata y bronce?

¿Ustedes andan curioseando las joyas de plata y bronce?
Are you all walking around browsing the silver and bronze jewelry?
From Lesson 245:Wandering actions (andar + gerundio)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about ¿Ustedes andan curioseando las joyas de plata y bronce?

Why use andan curioseando instead of están curioseando?
Using estar + gerund (están curioseando) just means 'you are browsing' right now. Using andar + gerund (andan curioseando) adds the feeling of 'going around' or 'wandering' while doing the action. It paints a picture of people strolling through a market or store casually looking at things.
What verb does curioseando come from, and how is it formed?
It comes from the verb curiosear, which means to browse, look around, or snoop. It is related to the word curioso (curious). To form the gerund (the '-ing' form), you drop the -ar and add -ando, giving us curioseando.
Why is it de plata y bronce instead of de plata y de bronce?
When you have a list of materials describing a single noun, you only need to use the preposition de once before the first material. Repeating de (de plata y de bronce) is not grammatically wrong, but dropping the second one sounds much more natural and concise.
Do I need to include ustedes at the beginning of this question?
No, it is optional. Since andan already tells us the verb is in the 'they / you all' form, you could just say ¿Andan curioseando...? However, adding ustedes makes it completely clear that you are addressing 'you all' rather than talking about 'them' (ellos or ellas).

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