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El dialecto regional viene variando gradualmente.

El dialecto regional viene variando gradualmente.
The regional dialect has been gradually varying.
From Lesson 341:Gradual progress (ir, venir + gerund)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of El dialecto regional viene variando gradualmente.

venir
to come
el dialecto
the dialect
gradualmente
gradually
regional
regional
variar
to vary

Questions & Answers about El dialecto regional viene variando gradualmente.

Why use viene variando instead of just está variando?
The structure venir + gerund (viene variando) emphasizes that a process started in the past and has been gradually accumulating or developing up to the present moment. Está variando simply means "is varying" right now, without capturing that historical buildup.
Why does the English translation say "has been varying" when viene is in the present tense?
In Spanish, venir + gerund in the present tense expresses an action that began in the past and continues into the present. English naturally uses the present perfect continuous ("has been doing something") to convey this exact same timeframe.
Could we use va variando instead of viene variando in this sentence?
Yes, but it changes the temporal perspective. Viene variando looks from the past toward the present (the change has been happening up to now). Va variando looks from the present toward the future (the change is happening step-by-step moving forward).
Is it necessary to put the adverb gradualmente at the very end of the sentence?
No, adverbs ending in -mente are quite flexible. You could place it at the beginning (Gradualmente el dialecto...) or before the verb phrase, but placing it immediately after the verbs (viene variando) is the most natural and common word order here.

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