Learn Spanish (Latin America): Estás añadiendo lavanda con el gotero. - You are adding lavender with the dropper.

In Spanish, the present progressive (the verb estar plus the -iendo or -ando form) is used to emphasize that an action is happening right at this exact moment. If this were a general habit or a general step in a recipe not currently being performed, you would just use the simple present tense añades.

Is there a difference between añadir and agregar?

They both mean to add and are mostly interchangeable. Añadir is very common when talking about mixing ingredients, like adding lavender here. Agregar is also heavily used in Latin America for both physical ingredients and abstract things like adding ideas or comments.

How is the word gotero (dropper) formed?

It comes from the noun gota, which means a drop. The suffix -ero is frequently added to nouns in Spanish to describe a tool, container, or object related to the root word. So, a gotero is a tool that dispenses drops.

Why does añadiendo end in -iendo?