No. 132 in Catalan
fent
"Fent" is the present participle of the verb "fer," meaning "doing" or "making" in English.
In a sentence
Estem fent un pastís de xocolata.
We are making a chocolate cake.
The word 'fent' comes from 'fer' (to make/to do) and is used as the gerund, forming the present continuous tense together with the verb 'estar' ('estem').
La Marta se sent feliç quan està fent esport.
Marta feels happy when she is doing sports.
In this instance, 'fent' serves as a gerund, providing context for the action that takes place concurrently with the primary verb action.
El gos està fent soroll al jardí.
The dog is making noise in the garden.
Here, 'fent' is used in combination with 'està' to describe a current ongoing action.
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