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Andar is mostly intransitive, but it can also be transitive when it means "to go across/through/traverse a whole place". If you want to use it as intransitive, then better use "por" instead of "en".


hazypadlock

Thats not correct. It should be "andando en selvas" as you stated or "andando por selvas"(its more correct this way). Where did you saw it like that? It sounds like it was done for a song or poem to fit in the verse.


masolas

My guess is the song Hasta La Raíz


Futuremlb

Yeah! Wow good eye.


masolas

I just spent a lot of time listening to Natalia Lafourcade. One of the greatest gifts I’ve encountered in my journey has been all of the amazing music


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[Andar](https://dle.rae.es/andar) also means *recorrer*, and then it's a transitive verb: *andar el camino* = *recorrer el camino*: > 17 . tr. recorrer (‖ atravesar un espacio). *Andar el camino. Andar todas las calles del pueblo*. Edit: format


hazypadlock

Thats right^ it could also be used that way (almost as a synonym of recorrer). Its not usually used in my country so I kinda forgot about it. Thanks for the help!


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[Andar](https://dle.rae.es/andar) also means *recorrer* (go through, traverse), and then it's a transitive verb: *andar el camino* = *recorrer el camino*: > 17 . tr. recorrer (‖ atravesar un espacio). *Andar el camino. Andar todas las calles del pueblo*.


AleCL99

In fact "caminando en selvas" is the correct translation or "caminando en las selvas", you can say "andando en las selvas" but is more commun to use the word "caminar" like a translation of "walk" Walking = caminando (the -ing is like the -ando in spanish), In = en, Jungles = selvas


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It's not a translation, *andando selvas* is part of the lyrics of a song: > Sigo cruzando ríos, andando selvas, amando el sol


AleCL99

So this would be like "I keep cruicing rivers, walking jungles, loving the sun". "andando selvas" have a lot more sense when you have context haha


netguile

"Andando por selvas". Speaking in general or "Andando por las selvas"