No. 5,484 in Catalan
construint
Building.
In a sentence
Estic construint una casa al costat del riu.
I am building a house next to the river.
Here, 'construint' is the gerund form of the verb 'construir' (to build), indicating an ongoing action.
Els enginyers han estat construint un pont durant dos anys.
The engineers have been building a bridge for two years.
'Construint' is used to describe the continuous action in the past relative to the verb 'han estat'.
Continuen construint coses interessants en la ciutat.
They continue building interesting things in the city.
In this sentence, 'construint' expresses a continuity of action tied to the verb 'continue'.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “construint” in actual Catalan podcasts.
Find “construint” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Catalan podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Catalan books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).