No. 4,579 in German
schwimmend
Floating or swimming.
In a sentence
Das schwimmende Boot bewegt sich sanft auf dem Wasser.
The floating boat moves gently on the water.
Here, 'schwimmend' is used as an adjective describing the 'Boot', indicating its state of floating or moving on water.
Schwimmend überquerte er den Fluss.
Swimming, he crossed the river.
In this case, 'schwimmend' is used as a present participle describing the action of the subject ('er') in the sentence.
Ein schwimmendes Auge schien ihn zu beobachten.
A floating eye seemed to watch him.
Here, 'schwimmend' functions again as an adjective describing the 'Auge', referring to its floating nature.
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