No. 2,697 in Catalan
alertant
"Alertant" means "alerting" or "warning."
In a sentence
Ell va trucar al servei d'emergències, alertant-los sobre el foc.
He called the emergency service, alerting them about the fire.
Here, 'alertant' functions as a present participle of 'alertar,' expressing the ongoing action of alerting someone.
Després de llegir aquell informe, l'informació era realment alertant.
After reading that report, the information was really alarming.
In this sentence, 'alertant' is used as an adjective derived from the verb 'alertar,' meaning something causing a feeling of alarm or concern.
Els signes al mapa li estaven alertant que seguia el camí equivocat.
The signs on the map were alerting him that he was following the wrong path.
'Alertant' here indicates an ongoing action, showing how the signs continuously provide warnings.
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