Breakdown of Seguimos sin reparar la gotera del calentador.
de
from / of
seguir
to continue
sin
without
reparar
to repair
la gotera
leak (drip, roof)
el calentador
water heater
Questions & Answers about Seguimos sin reparar la gotera del calentador.
How does seguir sin + infinitive work here? Why not use a gerund?
To say you "keep doing" something, you use seguir + gerund (like seguimos reparando). But to say you "are still not doing" or "continue without doing" something, Spanish uses seguir + sin + an infinitive. You cannot use a gerund after a preposition like sin, which is why the infinitive reparar is used instead.
The translation says "We are still not repairing". Could this also mean "We still haven't repaired"?
Why use gotera for "leak" instead of fuga?
Gotera comes from the word gota (drop), so it specifically refers to a drip or a leak where liquid falls in drops, like a leaky roof or a dripping water heater. Fuga usually implies a more active escape or blowout, and is the word you would use for a gas leak (fuga de gas) or a major plumbing burst.
Is seguimos present or past tense here?
It is the present tense ("We are still not..."). Seguir is an -ir verb, so its present and preterite (simple past) "we" forms are identical (seguimos). You can tell it is present tense here because of the context, which describes an ongoing, unresolved situation right now.
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