ganando

Ganando is the gerund form of the Spanish verb ganar, which means to win or to earn. As a gerund, ganando expresses ongoing action and is used in combination with forms of estar to form the present progressive: estoy ganando dinero (I am earning money) or estamos ganando (we are winning). It can also appear in non-finite phrases to indicate manner, progression, or result, as in uno de los equipos va ganando terreno (one of the teams is gaining ground).

In addition to indicating ongoing action, ganando frequently appears in expressions related to progress and success. Common collocations include ganar dinero (to earn money), ganar terreno (to gain ground), and ganar tiempo (to buy time). The gerund can also appear in descriptive phrases such as un proyecto ganando impulso (a project gaining momentum) or un equipo ganando el campeonato (a team on the way to winning the championship).

Linguistic notes: ganando is the standard form for the -ar verb ganar. Spanish has a closely related set of verbs with similar gerund construction, and ganando participates in typical Spanish present-progressive and aspectual expressions. The past participle form related to ganar is ganado, meaning earned or won, which is used differently from the gerund ganando.

See also: ganar, ganancia, ganador, ganadero. In Romance language contexts, related verbs include Portuguese ganhar and French gagner, both sharing a common meaning of obtaining or achieving.