Grammatica - loco

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Verbs
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11.15.1
Many adjectives are formed from the present participle, in which case an
-e is of course added to the form in -d wherever the adjective needs to be
inflected:
een lachende vrouw a laughing woman
een roerend verhaal a moving story
Dit is uitstekend. This is excellent.
volgende week next week
volgend jaar next year
bij wassende maan while the moon is waxing
11.15.2
It is commonly used as an adverb of manner, in which case it often has
a direct parallel in English:
Het kind kwam huilend binnen. The child came in crying.
Ik ging er lopend naartoe. I went there on foot.
de zaak draaiende houden to keep the business going
11.15.3
It renders some English ‘-ing’ forms in certain standard expressions:
jou kennende . . . knowing you . . .
zodoende . . . by so doing . . .
In addition, the form al . . . -d(e), meaning ‘while -ing’, is quite common
in higher style:
Al reizend(e) leert men veel.
One learns a lot while travelling.
Al lezend(e) ontdekte hij dat . . .
While reading he discovered that . . .