how do you make 'ing' verbs???
2007-01-20 11:32:33 · 6 answers · asked by Graycie 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Online translators don't work well for these kind of things.
2007-01-20 11:44:39 · update #1
depends. -ant=-ing, but only as a participle or adjective. if you want to use it like a noun (gerund) it'll have to be the infinitive. so it depends on context which you use.
what word you use for "being able" and "make" also depend on context. so can't help much without knowing your whole sentence.
without knowing, most likely guess would be "pouvoir faire" or "savoir faire." what's the rest of your sentence?
2007-01-20 12:12:53 · answer #1 · answered by ooooo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the sentence.
Ex: Being able to make something with your hands is very useful
Etre capable de faire quelque chose de ses mains est très pratique (= infinitive)
Oups! I hadn't read Incognita's answer. She is right.
2007-01-20 20:21:36 · answer #2 · answered by Offkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Pouvant faire" is the best translation. Other possibility is "etre capable" -
Je suis capable de ecrire.
Je peux écrire.
Those are the two ways to use it.
2007-01-20 19:44:55 · answer #3 · answered by Allabor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say: Pouvant faire.
Pouvant = being able
faire= to make
2007-01-20 23:32:57 · answer #4 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.altavista.com. They have a translation link that will translate loads of languages. good luck.
2007-01-20 19:40:24 · answer #5 · answered by lynda_is 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i think it's pouvant faire (to be, able, to make).
pouvoir is to be able and faire is to make. pouvoir faire=to be able to make. pouvant is being.
2007-01-20 19:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by Geremy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋