How to Say "spoiling" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “spoiling” is “arruinando” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
La lluvia está arruinando nuestro picnic.
The rain is ruining our picnic.
No me digas el final, estás arruinando la película.
Don't tell me the ending, you're ruining the movie.
Ese ruido está arruinando mi concentración.
That noise is ruining my concentration.
The '-ing' Ending
In Spanish, words ending in '-ando' work just like English words ending in '-ing' to show an action is happening right now.
Pairing with 'Estar'
You almost always use 'estar' (to be) before 'arruinando' to describe what someone is currently doing: 'Estoy arruinando esto' means 'I am ruining this'.
Gender and Number
Mistake: “Ellas están arruinandas.”
Correction: Ellas están arruinando.
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