No. 4,106 in Catalan
dinant
"Dinant" means "having lunch" in English.
In a sentence
Estem dinant al restaurant nou.
We are having lunch at the new restaurant.
Here, 'dinant' is used as the present participle of the verb 'dinar', indicating an ongoing action of having lunch.
Dinant així cada dia, et sentiràs millor.
Having lunch like this every day, you will feel better.
In this case, 'dinant' functions as a gerund, describing the manner or condition under which another action happens.
Ell sempre està llegint mentre està dinant.
He is always reading while having lunch.
Here, 'dinant' represents a concurrent action occurring at the same time as another activity, 'llegint' (reading).
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