This is the 5484th most frequent Catalan word.
construint
Building.
Here, 'construint' is the gerund form of the verb 'construir' (to build), indicating an ongoing action.
Estic construint una casa al costat del riu.
I am building a house next to the river.
'Construint' is used to describe the continuous action in the past relative to the verb 'han estat'.
Els enginyers han estat construint un pont durant dos anys.
The engineers have been building a bridge for two years.
In this sentence, 'construint' expresses a continuity of action tied to the verb 'continue'.