está protegiendo

is protecting

→ estar

phrase Rare #30,372

is protecting Present progressive of proteger. Often followed by de to mean 'protecting from'.

SP: Mi madre está protegiendo a mi hermano del sol.

EN: My mother is protecting my brother from the sun.

The police are protecting him.

He is protecting his brother.

It isn’t Tom whom Mary is protecting.

The army is protecting the border between France and Spain.

It is protecting the nest.

— El castillo en el cielo (1986)

He/She is protecting me from this.

— Scream 7 (2026)