{"id":114065,"date":"2015-09-11T14:12:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trustedtranslations.com\/?p=114065"},"modified":"2023-01-26T13:01:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T16:01:20","slug":"cuando-se-deben-usar-los-gerundios","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.trustedtranslations.com\/es\/blog\/cuando-se-deben-usar-los-gerundios","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo se deben usar los gerundios?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ante la duda sobre el uso de los gerundios, son muchos los traductores\u00a0quienes, para no equivocarse, deciden prescindir de ellos. El problema es que en numerosas oportunidades el gerundio es casi obligatorio, \u00a1y descartarlo lleva a incurrir en un error! Entonces \u00bfc\u00f3mo nos aseguramos de no cometer barbarismos? Recordar las tres reglas que se presentan a continuaci\u00f3n pude resultar de gran utilidad.<\/p>\n<p>En primer lugar, cabe tener en cuenta\u00a0que, en espa\u00f1ol, el gerundio, a diferencia de otros idiomas como el ingl\u00e9s, solamente tiene valor adverbial o verbal. Esto quiere decir que no se puede utilizar como si fuera un adjetivo o un sustantivo. Es correcto decir, entonces, \u201cMe vio <strong>regando<\/strong> las plantas\u201d o \u201cEl mecanismo se acciona <strong>presionando<\/strong> este bot\u00f3n\u201d. En estas oraciones, quitar el gerundio puede producir estructuras innecesariamente largas. Ser\u00eda incorrecto decir, por ejemplo: \u201cUn informe <strong>describiendo<\/strong> el problema\u201d, ya que en ese caso se le est\u00e1 asignando un valor adjetivo (es un informe que describe algo).<\/p>\n<p>El segundo punto por considerar\u00a0es que el gerundio debe expresar simultaneidad con el verbo principal de la frase. Nunca se debe emplear para indicar una acci\u00f3n posterior, salvo que sea un resultado inmediato. Tambi\u00e9n se puede utilizar para hacer referencia a una acci\u00f3n anterior, pero en ese caso, por lo general se utiliza su forma compuesta. Se puede decir, entonces: \u201cCamin\u00f3 <strong>arrastrando<\/strong> los pies\u201d; \u201c<strong>Habiendo llamado<\/strong> a su amigo, decidi\u00f3 pasar a visitarlo\u201d o \u201cSe cay\u00f3 de la escalera, <strong>rompi\u00e9ndose<\/strong> la pierna\u201d. Es muy com\u00fan, sobre todo en el \u00e1mbito period\u00edstico, que se utilice el gerundio de posterioridad para resultados futuros, como en la oraci\u00f3n: \u201cContrajo una enfermedad incurable, <strong>muriendo<\/strong> dos a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s a causa de ella\u201d. No obstante, este uso no est\u00e1 aceptado.<\/p>\n<p>Por \u00faltimo, el sujeto del gerundio debe ser el mismo que el sujeto del verbo conjugado de la oraci\u00f3n, salvo con los verbos de percepci\u00f3n f\u00edsica, que admiten que el sujeto del gerundio sea el objeto directo. Por ejemplo, puedo decir \u201cMe ca\u00ed <strong>jugando<\/strong> a la pelota\u201d o \u201cLos vi <strong>jugando<\/strong> a la pelota\u201d. En el segundo caso, quien juega a la pelota no soy yo, sino las personas a las que veo. Ambos valores son correctos.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1s all\u00e1 de estas tres reglas generales, existen muchos m\u00e1s usos idiom\u00e1ticos que tambi\u00e9n son correctos. Lo importante es que, al redactar en idioma espa\u00f1ol, tengamos en cuenta que el gerundio es un recurso m\u00e1s que v\u00e1lido. \u00a1A perderle el miedo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ante la duda sobre el uso de los gerundios, son muchos los traductores\u00a0quienes, para no equivocarse, deciden prescindir de ellos. 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