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Participio Presente — Present Participle·Lexicalized Nouns — Adjective or Noun?
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Rule reminder

Present participles can be nouns (referring to people in roles) or adjectives (describing a quality). The function depends on context.

Lexicalized Nouns — Adjective or Noun?1 / 10

'Il paziente sta dormendo.' — 'paziente' is used as: