How to Say "getting out" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “getting out” is “sacando” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Ella está sacando la basura ahora mismo.
She is taking out the trash right now.
Estuvimos sacando fotos de la puesta de sol.
We were taking pictures of the sunset.
El dentista estaba sacando una muela con mucho cuidado.
The dentist was pulling out a molar very carefully.
Continuous Actions
"Sacando" is the '-ing' form (gerund). It works with "estar" to show an action happening right now: "Estamos sacando el coche" (We are taking out the car).
Spelling Change Alert
In tenses like the preterite and subjunctive, the 'c' changes to 'qu' (e.g., 'saqué') to keep the hard 'k' sound. This is very common for -car verbs!
Using the wrong helper verb
Mistake: “Somos sacando la basura.”
Correction: Estamos sacando la basura. Remember to use 'estar' (to be temporarily) with the gerund, not 'ser' (to be permanently).
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