How to Say "treating" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “treating” is “tratando” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Estoy tratando de aprender español.
I'm trying to learn Spanish.
Sigue tratando, ¡casi lo tienes!
Keep trying, you almost have it!
Estamos tratando este asunto en la reunión.
We are dealing with this matter in the meeting.
The Spanish '-ing' Form
'Tratando' is what's called a gerund, which is the Spanish version of adding '-ing' to a verb. You almost always use it with a helper verb like 'estar' (to be) to describe an action that is currently in progress.
'Tratando de' = 'Trying to'
To say you are 'trying to do' something, the structure is always 'estar tratando de' + the action verb. For example, 'Estoy tratando de llamar' means 'I'm trying to call'.
Using It Without a Helper Verb
Mistake: “Yo tratando de estudiar.”
Correction: Yo estoy tratando de estudiar. Unlike in some informal English, you almost always need a helper verb like 'estoy' (I am) before the '-ando' or '-iendo' word to make a full sentence.
Forgetting 'de'
Mistake: “Estoy tratando abrir la caja.”
Correction: Estoy tratando de abrir la caja. When you are 'trying to do' an action, you need the little word 'de' to connect 'tratando' to the next verb.
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