domando

Domando is the gerund or present participle form of the verb domar in Portuguese and Spanish. It denotes the ongoing action of taming, domesticating, or bringing under control something or someone. In everyday use, domando appears in progressive tenses such as “Estou domando o cavalo” (I am taming the horse) in Portuguese or “Estoy domando la bestia” (I am taming the beast) in Spanish.

Etymology and usage context

The verb domar comes from the Romance verb family and is commonly linked to the idea of taming animals or subduing impulses. In both Portuguese and Spanish, domando functions mainly as a verb form and is not typically used as a standalone noun. It can combine with auxiliary verbs to form continuous tenses, and may also appear in more literary or descriptive phrases to convey a sense of process or effort in taming.

Cross-linguistic note

Domando exists in both Portuguese and Spanish with essentially parallel meanings. In each language, it can describe practical actions such as training animals, as well as figurative taming, like taming a chaotic situation. Some stylistic guides advise limiting excessive gerund use in formal writing, favoring finite forms or noun phrases when appropriate.

Related terms

Related forms include domar (the base verb: to tame), domador/domadora (tamer), and the feminine or masculine equivalents used in compounds or descriptive phrases.

See also

Domar, Domador, Gerúndio (Portuguese term for the gerund), Gerundio (Spanish term for the gerund).