No. 4,331 in Dutch
bouwend
"Building" or "constructing."
In a sentence
De ingenieur werkte aan een bouwend project.
The engineer was working on a building project.
The word 'bouwend' describes the ongoing action of constructing, used as an adjective to modify 'project'.
De kinderen leren door bouwend speelgoed te gebruiken.
The children learn by using building toys.
Here, 'bouwend' functions as an adjective describing 'speelgoed', indicating toys related to construction or assembly.
Hij is altijd bouwend bezig, zelfs in zijn vrije tijd.
He is always busily constructing, even in his free time.
In this sentence, 'bouwend' acts as a verb participle, describing the continuous activity of 'constructing' associated with the subject.
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