"-ando" meaning in Spanish

See -ando in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Latin -andus. Compare Italian, Portuguese -ando and Romanian -ând. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:inh|la:-andus|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "-ando", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="-ando"> Inherited from Latin -andus., {{cog|it|-}} Italian, {{cog|pt|-ando}} Portuguese -ando, {{cog|ro|-ând}} Romanian -ând Head templates: {{head|es|suffix form}} -ando
  1. ending indicating the gerund of -ar verbs; i.e., the suffix -ing in English Tags: morpheme Synonyms: estar que Coordinate_terms: -iendo, -yendo, -endo
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