No. 15,463 in Polish
sprawdzając
"Sprawdzając" means "checking" or "while checking."
In a sentence
Sprawdzając wyniki egzaminu, zauważyłem błąd.
While checking the exam results, I noticed an error.
In this sentence, 'sprawdzając' is used as a present participle, indicating the action of checking happening simultaneously.
Nauczyciel był zajęty sprawdzając sprawdziany uczniów.
The teacher was busy checking the students' tests.
Here, 'sprawdzając' indicates the ongoing action by the teacher, describing their activity in the context.
Sprawdzając pogodę, zdecydowałem się zabrać parasol.
Upon checking the weather, I decided to take an umbrella.
In this case, 'sprawdzając' functions as a modal participle, showing an action leading to a decision.
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