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Catalan frequency list

No. 4,884 in Catalan

tocant

"Touching" or "near/next to."

In a sentence

  • Estic tocant la guitarra.

    I am playing the guitar.

    Here, 'tocant' is used to mean 'playing' an instrument, showing the action of making music.

  • Ell estava tocant la porta per veure si hi havia algú.

    He was knocking on the door to see if anyone was there.

    In this context, 'tocant' refers to knocking on something, indicating the act of creating sound by tapping.

  • Som tocant el límit de les possibilitats.

    We are touching the limit of possibilities.

    Here, 'tocant' is used metaphorically to mean coming close to something, like a boundary or limit.

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