Breakdown of El músico prestigiosísimo recibió el galardón por llevar años trabajando con excelencia.
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Questions & Answers about El músico prestigiosísimo recibió el galardón por llevar años trabajando con excelencia.
How does por llevar años trabajando translate to "for having worked for years"?
The preposition por followed by an infinitive is used to express cause, meaning "because of" or "for" doing something. Here, it combines with the structure llevar + [time] + gerund (trabajando), which means "to have been doing something for a certain time". Together, they abbreviate the cause into a smooth phrase instead of saying something longer like porque lleva años trabajando.
Why is the simple infinitive llevar used here instead of the perfect infinitive haber llevado?
The verb phrase llevar + [time] + gerund inherently describes an action that started in the past and continues into the present. Because this continuous "have been doing" meaning is already baked into llevar, you do not need the perfect infinitive (haber llevado) to show that the action has been going on for years.
How is the word prestigiosísimo formed?
It is the absolute superlative of the adjective prestigioso (prestigious). To add the -ísimo suffix to adjectives ending in a vowel, you drop that final vowel first. This suffix elevates the adjective to mean "highly" or "extremely" prestigious, sounding more natural and emphatic than simply saying muy prestigioso.
Could I just use premio instead of galardón here?