what does the > symbol mean when used in e>ie, e>i, etc?
the > symbol
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Arianna G.Kwiziq community member
the > symbol
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Forming irregular gerunds in Spanish (-ing form) "
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The symbol shows you how the vowels change.
e>i means the e in the infinitive of the verb changes to an i in the conjugated verb.
So mentir becomes mintiendo in the gerundio.
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David M. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Inma - When saying: "2. Some verbs with an e > i or e > ie stem change in El Presente swap the -e in the infinitive for an -i" [in the gerund], would it be worth mentioning a few e>i or e>ie verbs which do not make that swap?) ... Similarly in 3: is this rule best applied to 'ir' and 'er' verbs?
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