rindiendo

Rindiendo is the gerund form of the Spanish verb rendir. It is used to express an ongoing or continuous action linked to the sense of yielding, producing, or paying. The gerund can appear in combination with estar or other auxiliary verbs to indicate a progressive aspect, as in está rindiendo, meaning “is yielding” or “is producing.”

Usages and examples

The verb rendir has several common senses. In agricultural or economic contexts, it describes producing returns or yields: “La tierra está rindiendo buenas cosechas” (The land is yielding good harvests). In a financial or performance sense, it can mean yielding results: “La inversión está rindiendo frutos” or “El equipo está rindiendo resultados sólidos.” The phrase “rendir cuentas” uses the same verb in the sense of giving an accounting, as in “El gestor está rindiendo cuentas ante la junta.” Another idiomatic use is “rindiendo homenaje,” meaning paying tribute to someone or something: “La ciudad está rindiendo homenaje a las víctimas.”

Distinction and related forms

Rindiendo should not be confused with rendirse, which means “to surrender.” The gerund of rendirse is rindiéndose (with a reflexive pronoun). In phrases like “está rindiendo” or “va rindiendo frutos,” rindiendo conveys the ongoing act of yielding or producing, whereas rendirse would signal giving up.

Etymology

Rendir comes from Latin reddere, via Old Spanish rendir, and the modern gerund rindiendo follows the standard pattern of -ir verbs in Spanish.