Ya vas mejorando

Question

I know IR + ando / iendo. But this is more like "You are starting to get better" than "You are getting better right?"

Ya vas mejorando / Ya estás mejorando. They don't mean exactly the same in this situation right?> or are they used interchangeably? Gracias

I think you got the nuance correctly here. - Gekkosan, May 21, 2011

Thanks Gekko. - jeezzle, May 21, 2011

Answer 1

You are starting to get better=Estas empezando a mejorar. You are getting better. =Estas mejorando.

Answer 2

Ir + progressive means to "start/begin to do something".

Voy entendiendo lo que ella dice. = I'm starting to understand what she's saying.

There are other verbs that can be used with the progressive, such as andar: Andar + progressive = To be in the process of doing something. For example, I've heard ¿Qué andas haciendo? What are you doing/in the process of doing?

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Spanish Present Progressive - Present Continuous

Answer 3

Ir + progressive doesn't necessarily mean to start something. It's like to be slowly or gradually doing something or to go around doing something. It can only be used with something that can be completed though. For example, you can say "Voy arreglando mi casa este fin de semana.", "I'm gradually straightening up my house this weekend." You can't, however, say "Voy aprendiendo español." You can't ever finish learning it. "Ya vas mejorando." is expressing that you're already slowly getting better. It's pointing out that it's a process to get better.

Nowhere did any of us say "Voy aprendiendo español". - Azabache, May 22, 2011

Answer 4

You are improving already.

By the way, the present participle of "ir" is "yendo".

No, the participle of Ir is "ido". - Azabache, May 22, 2011