Is the gerund volviendo used properly?

Question

I'm not sure volviendo is the best verb here. Any other suggestions? Any other mistakes? Muchas gracias!

Spanish is becoming my second language.

El español volviendo mi segunda lengua.

Recearch from SD dictionary: Volverse blanco -> to become white Volverse loco -> to be deranged, to become a fool

Answer 1

the correct answer is:

El español se está convirtiendo en mi segunda lengua.

I got it! :-) - MLucie, Nov 14, 2011

Well, almost. Convertirse EN. Okay.. Got it. Thanks, Heidi! - MLucie, Nov 14, 2011

Gracia, Heidita - bandit51jd, Nov 16, 2011

Answer 2

I would say,

El español se ha vuelto mi segunda lengua.

El español se está volviendo mi segunda lengua. This sounds ok but not being a native I am not too sure about it being acceptable Spanish.

Both are correct. The second option is to say that you are in the process to. - 00e657d4, Nov 14, 2011

Thanks Guillermo! - MLucie, Nov 14, 2011

Gracias Eddy y Guillermo2!! - bandit51jd, Nov 14, 2011

Answer 3

El español se está volviendo mi segunda lengua.

Right.

Answer 4

I just thought of another way that might be better. Instead of using "volverse", it might be better to using "convertirse".

So, in addition to my first answer, I now offer:

El español se está convirtiendo a mi segunda lengua.

I think it's better. We shall see!

sounds better tome too, MLucie, but as you know, I'm not a reliable judge. - annierats, Nov 14, 2011

Answer 5

volviendo is a gerundio, not a gerund

Thank you. - samdie, Nov 15, 2011

Answer 6

a gerund is an English word ending in -ing used as a noun, a gerundio is a Spanish word that is a present participle.

"bling", "ring", "thing", "spring", etc. (I simply couldn't pass up an opportunity to disagree with Lorenzo). That said, his comments are 99.8% correct. The only (minor) correction that I would offer is to say "a verbal form" instead of "a word".

The Spanish "gerundio" can function to express a progressive/continuous tense (with the helping verb/auxiliary or as an adverb and (rarely) as an adjective. However, it never functions as a noun. The only Spanish verb form that can function as a noun is the infinitive. Thus, the only reasonable translation for "gerundio" is (as Lorenzo said) "present participle".

Gracias, samdie, nice to hear from you!! - bandit51jd, Nov 16, 2011

Answer 7

volverse = to turn around (Full Translation)

This can be reflexive depending on the meaning.
This verb is recognized by the Real Academia Española.
Gerund: volviendo
Participle: vuelto
Conjugations in red are irregular.

I'm not sure that there is a difference. Don't they mean the same thing?

a gerund is an English word ending in -ing used as a noun, a gerundio is a Spanish word that is a present participle. - lorenzo9, Nov 14, 2011

I see the difference now, muchas gracias, lorenzo!! - bandit51jd, Nov 16, 2011

Answer 8

Bandit, I would say: El español se está volviendo a mi idioma segundo.

O...a mi lengua segunda.

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