Word
¿Por qué andas dejando las cosas por todas partes? Eres muy despistado.
Meaning
Why do you go around leaving things everywhere? You are very absent-minded.
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Breakdown of ¿Por qué andas dejando las cosas por todas partes? Eres muy despistado.
ser
to be
muy
very
dejar
to leave
por qué
why
Questions & Answers about ¿Por qué andas dejando las cosas por todas partes? Eres muy despistado.
How does andas dejando change the meaning compared to just saying estás dejando?
The structure andar + gerundio expresses an action that is repeated, scattered, or done aimlessly over time. While estás dejando simply means you are leaving things right now, andas dejando translates to going around leaving things, highlighting that it is a messy, recurring habit happening in various places.
Could I use vas dejando (ir + gerundio) instead of andas dejando?
You could, but it changes the nuance. The structure ir + gerundio usually implies a gradual progression or doing something step-by-step along a path. Andar + gerundio is perfect here because it emphasizes the random, scattered, and disorganized nature of the action, fitting perfectly with the speaker's frustration.
Why use por todas partes instead of en todas partes for everywhere?
Why does the speaker use eres instead of estás with despistado?