No. 4,020 in Catalan
cridant
Shouting.
In a sentence
El nen segueix cridant tot i que li hem dit que parés.
The child keeps yelling even though we told him to stop.
Here, 'cridant' (yelling) is used as a gerund to express the continuation of the action of yelling.
Vaig veure un home cridant ajuda des del carrer.
I saw a man shouting for help from the street.
In this sentence, 'cridant' (shouting) is used to describe the action of the man as an ongoing action at the moment of observation.
Està cridant per expressar la seva opinió.
He is shouting to express his opinion.
'Cridant' (shouting) here describes an intentional action being carried out to achieve a purpose.
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