No. 7,802 in Dutch
doelend
"Doelend" means "aiming" or "targeting" in English.
In a sentence
Met deze vraag ben ik doelend op het hoofdstuk over werkwoorden.
With this question, I am referring to the chapter about verbs.
Here, 'doelend' is used as a present participle implying the act of referring or aiming toward a specific topic.
Doelend op jouw vorige opmerking wil ik dieper ingaan op dit idee.
Referring to your previous remark, I want to delve deeper into this idea.
In this case, 'doelend' acts as a participle phrase linking the focus of the speaker with a prior statement.
De schrijver is doelend op een groter maatschappelijk probleem.
The author is alluding to a larger societal issue.
Here, 'doelend' suggests an implicit reference or pointing out, used as a present participle to contextually describe the writer's intentions.
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