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No. 13,261 in Polish

opowiadając

"Telling" or "while telling."

In a sentence

  • Opowiadając historię, zaczął używać większych gestów.

    Telling the story, he started using larger gestures.

    Here 'opowiadając' means 'telling' and functions as a present participle modifying the subject of the sentence.

  • Dzieci przysłuchiwały się nauczycielowi opowiadającemu o przygodach.

    The children listened to the teacher telling about adventures.

    Here 'opowiadającemu' is a present participle in agreement with 'nauczycielowi,' describing it.

  • Siostra siedziała przy kominku, opowiadając o minionych czasach.

    The sister sat by the fireplace, telling about past times.

    Here 'opowiadając' is a present participle co-referring to the subject, showing a simultaneous action.

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