No. 8,773 in Catalan
escoltant
Listening.
In a sentence
Estic escoltant música mentre treballo.
I am listening to music while I work.
The word 'escoltant' is the gerund form of the verb 'escoltar', meaning 'to listen'. Here, it is used to describe an ongoing action in the present moment.
Escoltant les meves instruccions aprendràs millor.
By listening to my instructions, you will learn better.
In this sentence, 'escoltant' is used as a gerund to indicate the method or means – listening – by which the learning will be improved.
Continuava escoltant els ocells del jardí.
He/she/they kept listening to the birds in the garden.
Here, 'escoltant' is functioning within a continuous past form to describe the duration or continuation of the action of listening.
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