"Estamos caminando alrededor del volcán."

Translation: We are walking around the volcano.

[mommasspanish1]

hopefully they are walking a few hundred miles around the thing!!!!! :-) HA

[learnTACO32]

Why is the DE needed after alredador? Is it always needed?

[droma]

"alrededor" and "alrededor de" both mean "around" I believe that "alrededor" is an adverb and "alrededor de" is a preposition.

[E.T.s_Son]

well in this case wouldn't "alrededor" be describing the verb, making it an adverb, thus no need for the "de"?

[SFJuan]

In this case around and alrededor de are prepositions.

Adverb: ´él corre alrededor (he runs around).

Preposition: él corre alrededor de la casa (he runs around the house).

[Lavmarx]

Basically you need to specify "alrededor" of what you're walking on.

• ¿Alrededor de qué estás caminando? Estoy caminado alrededor del volcán.

[johnfreimanis]

Does it have to be "alrededor"? I've seen it written as "al rededor" (two words) a few times, which is marked as incorrect here

[la.cortadora]

Duo accepts al rededor now 28/05/2014

[Lavmarx]

Both are considered correct, but when you have something that could be written using two words or in just one it is recommended that you write it in one.

[deactivated user]

Pfft amateurs. If they walk through the volcano it'll be quicker.

[EmjayX]

What is the difference between that sentence and "Caminamos alrededor del volcan" ?

[antonmo]

one is using simple and one is using progressive presens

[Jeffrey855877]

estamos caminando alredador el volcán not accepted - apparently the typo in alrededor was too much for Duo. Google translate says that alredador means "surroundings" rather than "around", so I guess I have to accept this.

[antonmo]

it is so strange, if I think he says volcano I hear volcano, if I think he says volcan, I only hear volcan. mymindmust be playing me a trick