NicksUser1 (corrige-moi)

[crisp haven]

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[naive moon]

how does "jouant" act as a noun?

[trail lichen]

@jovial geyser
we have « joueur », which is a noun and yes it takes an article, le joueur.

« jouant » is the participe présent of the verb « jouer » and can only be used as an adjective, in which case there is no article as it isn't a noun.

[chrome siren]

But for some verbs where the present participle can be used as a noun indicating "someone/something that does this", it does take articles as normal:

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/present-participle-adjectives-and-nouns/

and see for a discussion of how the present participle in french is typically not used as a noun indicating the action, as it is sometimes in english:

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/present-participle/

[trail lichen]

ah oui, comme un contenant, effectivement c'est le participe présent utilisé comme nom...

[jovial geyser]

it’s “playing

[chrome siren]

but not as a noun in most contexts...jouer will be used more as playing as a noun. Someone would say "jouer est amusant", for example, for "playing is fun"

[naive moon]

That's an English word

[chrome siren]

Maybe I am mistaken. I thought I wrote the form that would typically be used, which used the infinitive...

[rich hornet]

Ah fuck sorry I just woke up

[chrome siren]

No problem, I appreciate it all the same :).