defensant

In a sentence

• Ell estava defensant el seu punt de vista amb molta determinació durant el debat.

  He was defending his point of view with great determination during the debate.

  In this sentence, 'defensant' is the present participle form of the verb 'defensar', used to indicate an ongoing action in a past context.

• Mentre caminaven pel bosc, van veure un ós defensant el seu territori.

  While walking through the forest, they saw a bear defending its territory.

  Here, 'defensant' is used descriptively to express an action occurring simultaneously as the main narrative actions.

• Ella ha aconseguit moltes victòries defensant els drets de les persones vulnerables.

  She has achieved many victories by defending the rights of vulnerable people.

  In this sentence, 'defensant' denotes the means or method by which the subject achieves her victories, forming a gerundial clause.