detectând

Detectând is the Romanian gerund form of the verb a detecta, meaning "to detect." As a non-finite verb form, detectând denotes an action performed simultaneously with or as a result of the main verb, and it does not change for person or number.

Formation and use. The gerund is formed from the infinitive by adding the ending -ând, yielding detectând for the first-conjugation verb a detecta. Like other non-finite forms, it functions as an adverbial modifier or as part of a compound predicate, linking actions without specifying a subject agreement. It can indicate concurrent action, method, cause, or condition, and it is common in formal and technical prose.

Usage notes. Detectând is frequently used to describe actions happening at the same time as another action, or to present an accompanying circumstance. In more formal Romanian, alternatives such as în timp ce or pe măsură ce may be preferred to avoid ambiguity or stylistic awkwardness, especially in everyday writing. In scientific and technical texts, detectând is accepted to concisely express real-time detection processes or ongoing analysis.

Examples.

- Detectând semnele de avarie, inginerii au demarat o investigație. (By detecting the signs of damage, engineers launched an investigation.)

- Programul a funcționat detectând erori în timp real. (The program operated while detecting errors in real time.)

related terms. The infinitive a detecta, the noun detecție, and related terms such as detector are part of the same semantic field. Detectând emphasizes the ongoing or accompanying nature of the action described.

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