No. 3,224 in French
réalisant
"Réalisant" means "realizing" or "fulfilling."
In a sentence
En réalisant ce projet, il a appris beaucoup de choses.
By completing this project, he learned many things.
In this sentence, 'réalisant' is used as a present participle to indicate the action of completing or carrying out something while learning something new.
Je suis en train de comprendre ses intentions en réalisant ses actions.
I am currently understanding his intentions by observing his actions.
Here, 'réalisant' is used as a gerund to express an action being performed concurrently to gathering understanding about someone's intentions.
Elle est heureuse en réalisant son rêve.
She is happy by fulfilling her dream.
In this case, 'réalisant' denotes the act of fulfilling or accomplishing a personal aspiration that causes happiness.
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