No. 2,345 in Catalan
jugant
"Playing."
In a sentence
Els nens passen l'estona jugant al parc.
The children spend time playing in the park.
In this sentence, 'jugant' is a gerund form derived from the verb 'jugar', which means 'to play'. It indicates an ongoing action ('playing') that takes place contemporaneously with the main verb ('passen').
Sempre el veig jugant amb el mateix gos.
I always see him playing with the same dog.
Here, 'jugant' is used as a gerund to describe an action ('playing') accompanying the perception expressed by the verb 'veig' ('I see').
S'ha fet mal jugant al futbol.
He/she got hurt while playing soccer.
In this context, 'jugant' functions to indicate the means or circumstance ('playing soccer') associated with the action of getting hurt.
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