| 8.17 Gerundio
in adverbial expressions |
The
gerundio
can be used just in adverbial expressions:
|
Sonriendo
me dijo que me odia. |
| Ladrando los perros cruzaron
la calle. |
Diciendo
que me quiere mucho me dió un beso.
|
Hablando
se emborracharon.
|
|
|
Smiling she
told me that she hates me. |
| Barking the dogs were
running across the street. |
| Telling me that she loves
me she gave me a kiss. (The told me she loves
me and gave me a kiss) |
| Talking they were getting
drunk. (They were talking and getting drunk) |
|
REMEMBER! Has the English gerund an adjectival meaning
then you cannot use the Spanish gerundio, but you need
to describe it with a sentence.
|
Sleeping
men are happy. |
| |
| Barking
dogs are disturbing. |
| |
| The
smiling woman is beautiful. |
| |
|
|
=
correct: Los hombres que duermen son
felices. |
| incorrect:
Los hombres durmiendo son felices. |
| =
correct: Perros que ladran molestan.
|
| incorrect:
Perros ladrando molestan. |
| =
correct: La mujer que sonríe es guapa.
|
| incorrect:
La mujer sonriendo es guapa. |
|
Actually
it's quite logical because the adjective has to be in
gender and number in accordance with the subject. However, gerundios are
unchangeable.
