No. 2,171 in Catalan
caient
"Caient" means "falling" in English.
In a sentence
Estic observant les fulles caient dels arbres.
I am observing the leaves falling from the trees.
Here, 'caient' acts as a gerund form of the verb 'caure', indicating a continuous action of falling.
Aquest edifici està caient per la manca de manteniment.
This building is collapsing due to lack of maintenance.
In this context, 'caient' describes the ongoing action of the building collapsing.
Vaig caient en el sentit de les seves paraules.
I am gradually grasping the meaning of their words.
Here, 'caient' metaphorically represents the process of understanding or realizing something gradually.
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