créant

Créant is the present participle of the French verb créer, meaning to create. It functions primarily as a present participle or as an adjective meaning creating or producing. The form derives from Latin creare and shares its root with related words such as création, créateur, and créatif (creative).

Morphology and usage: In modern French, créant agrees with the noun it modifies: créant (masc sing), créante (fem sing), créants, créantes. It is often used in the gerund construction en créant to express the manner of an action: En créant de nouvelles opportunités, l'entreprise a diversifié ses activités. As an adjective, it can describe something that creates or generates, though more common alternatives exist (par exemple, une solution créatrice). In religious or poetic contexts, capitalized Créant may denote 'the Creator', an archaism or theological usage.