estar sufriendo

be suffering

→ estar
phrase Uncommon #14,844
be suffering Used to describe someone experiencing pain, distress, or a serious problem right now. Often appears after another verb or in progressive contexts.
SP: Debes estar sufriendo mucho.
EN: You must be suffering a lot.

Gye-soon debe estar sufriendo.

Gye-soon must be suffering.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Pareces estar sufriendo.

You seem to be suffering.

Ella parecía estar sufriendo un infarto.

She appeared to be having a heart attack.

En vez de estar sufriendo.

Instead of suffering.

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)

Ella parecía estar sufriendo un ataque al corazón.

She appeared to be having a heart attack.