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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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