C1

Present Participle

Nutids Tillægsform

About this concept

Formed with -ende: talende (speaking), læsende (reading). Used as adjectives or in progressive constructions.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level C1.

Examples

en talende fugla talking bird
smilende børnsmiling children
Han sad læsende.He sat reading.
Det er overraskende.It's surprising.

Prerequisite

Present TenseA1

More C1 concepts

Past Participle as AdjectiveDatids Tillægsform som AdjektivFormal Written StyleFormelt SkriftsprogEmphatic Word OrderEmfatisk OrdstillingNominalizationNominaliseringAdvanced Prepositional UsageAvancerede Præpositionsudtryk

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