How to Say "dying" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “dying” is “muriendo” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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GerundA2
ending life; in the process of death
Examples
El viejo roble se está muriendo lentamente.
The old oak tree is slowly dying.
Estuvo muriendo durante meses antes de que la enfermedad lo venciera.
He was dying for months before the illness overcame him.
Forming Continuous Tenses
The word 'muriendo' is used with a form of 'estar' (like 'estoy', 'estás', 'está') to show an action happening right now or continuously: 'Está muriendo' (He/She is dying).
Irregular Gerund
Unlike most '-ir' verbs that use '-iendo' (like 'vivir' -> 'viviendo'), the verb 'morir' changes its stem vowel from O to U, making it 'muriendo'.
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