Realizând

Realizând is the present active gerund of the Romanian verb a realiza. It is used to indicate an action that is in progress or an action that occurs simultaneously with the action in the main clause. As a gerund, realizând expresses circumstantial information such as time, mode, or cause, and is typically placed alongside the main verb to describe attendant circumstances. The form realizând is invariant for gender and number, being the same for all subjects.

Common uses include:

- Expressing simultaneous action: Realizând obiectivele propuse, compania a înregistrat profit.

- Indicating a concurrent condition or reasoning: Realizând că bugetul este insuficient, autoritățile au ajustat cheltuielile.

- Expressing a sense of realization in the sense of understanding: Realizând că situația este gravă, am decis măsuri.

It is important to distinguish realizând from realizat, the past participle. While realizând marks ongoing or accompanying action, realizat refers to something that has been accomplished: Proiectul realizat a fost premiat.

In formal writing, the gerundio construct realizând should be used carefully to avoid ambiguity. It can often be preferable to replace a gerund phrase with a subordinate clause or a prepositional phrase, e.g., în timp ce realizam obiectivele sau fiindcă am realizat că….

Etymology: realizând derives from the verb a realiza, itself linked to the noun realizare (realization, accomplishment), with the gerund-forming suffix -ând.