arriesgando
Arriesgando is the gerund form of the Spanish verb arriesgar, which means to risk or to hazard. As a gerund, it denotes the act of taking a risk and can describe ongoing action, manner of action, or simultaneous action in a sentence. It also appears in reflexive form as arriesgándose, meaning risking oneself.
- As part of verb tenses: Estoy arriesgando mi dinero en ese proyecto. Se está arriesgando a perderlo.
- As a modifier of action: Arriesgando todo, cruzó la calle. The phrase conveys that the action was
- With reflexive verbs: Arriesgarse is used to indicate taking a personal risk, as in Se está arriesgando
- As a noun is uncommon; the typical noun for the concept is riesgo, though arriesgamiento exists
- Derives from the verb arriesgar, formed with the suffix -ado to produce the gerund arriesgando.
- Related words: arriesgado (risky), arriesgadamente (riskily), arriesgar (to risk), arriesgarse (to risk oneself).
- Arriesgando emphasizes the act or manner of risking, rather than naming the risk itself.
- It can convey positive or negative connotations depending on context, such as entrepreneurial risk-taking or reckless
- In formal writing, the choice between arriesgar and other expressions may reflect tone and specificity about