No. 1,982 in Catalan
recordant
"Recordant" means "remembering" in English.
In a sentence
Estic recordant els moments feliços que vam passar junts.
I am remembering the happy moments we spent together.
In this sentence, 'recordant' is used as the present participle of the verb 'recordar', meaning 'to remember', to indicate an action that is being performed at the moment.
Ella passa el dia recordant a la seva amiga que viu lluny.
She spends the day reminding her friend who lives far away.
Here, 'recordant' again serves as the present participle of 'recordar', but the verb takes the meaning of 'to remind', showing the diversity of its use depending on context.
Recordant com mestrava els conceptes difícils, ara em resulta més fàcil aprendre.
Remembering how I mastered difficult concepts, it is now easier for me to learn.
In this case, 'recordant' introduces a subordinate clause, functioning as a gerund that expresses the method or reason why something is now easier.
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