irritando

Irritando is the present participle (gerund) of the verb irritar in Spanish and Portuguese. It denotes ongoing action that causes irritation or the act of irritating someone. As a gerund, it appears in progressive tenses (está irritando / está irritando) and can be used in clauses to express manner or cause. In many contexts, irritante is preferred to describe something that provokes irritation, while irritando emphasizes the action of irritación or irritação itself.

Etymology: Irritando derives from the Latin irritare, meaning to provoke or excite. Through the Romance languages, irritar was formed in both Spanish and Portuguese, and the present participle developed as -ando in both languages.

In Spanish: Irritando is mainly used in progressive constructions with estar, for example, "El ruido está irritando a los vecinos" (The noise is irritating the neighbors). It can also function in subordinate clauses to indicate that someone is causing irritation, as in "El gerente está irritando al equipo con sus cambios constantes." In general, when describing the property of causing irritation, the adjective irritante is more common.

In Portuguese: Irritando appears in progressive tense with estar, for example, "O barulho está irritando a todos" (The noise is irritating everyone). It can also describe actions that irritate others, as in "Ele está irritando a minha irmã com essas piadas." Similar to Spanish, irritante is often used for things that cause irritation, while irritando emphasizes the ongoing action.

See also: irritar, irritante, irritação, irritação.