Breakdown of Estás añadiendo lavanda con el gotero.
estar
to be (location/state)
con
with
añadir
to add
la lavanda
the lavender
el gotero
the dropper
Questions & Answers about Estás añadiendo lavanda con el gotero.
Why use "Estás añadiendo" instead of just "Añades"?
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?
Why does añadiendo end in -iendo?
Añadir is an -ir verb. To form the gerund (the equivalent of the English -ing form) for regular -er and -ir verbs, you drop the infinitive ending and add -iendo. This gives us añadiendo for adding.
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