LingoflyDuration: Porte dos anys corrent
Porte dos anys corrent — I have been running for two years now. Literally "I carry two years running": the deed began then and is still with you. For example: “Porte dos anys corrent cada matí” — I have been running every morning for two years now. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Porte dos anys corrent — I have been running for two years now. Literally "I carry two years running": the deed began then and is still with you.
The verb after "portar" takes the form in "-ant" or "-ent": corrent, estudiant, esperant.
The sense matches "fa X que" plus the present. Fa dos anys que córrec — the same, a shade more neutral.
The difference is in the mood: "porte… corrent" stresses the stubborn "I am not quitting". Next door lives anar plus the same form: Vaig millorant.
Table
| frame | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| portar + gerundi | long ago and still going | porte dos anys corrent |
| fa X que + present | the same, more neutral | fa dos anys que córrec |
| anar + gerundi | gradualness | vaig millorant |
By example
- Portem un mes esperant la resposta del bancWe have been waiting for the bank's answer for a month now
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Duration: how does it work in Valencian?
Porte dos anys corrent — I have been running for two years now. Literally "I carry two years running": the deed began then and is still with you.
What does it look like in a Valencian example sentence?
“Porte dos anys corrent cada matí” — I have been running every morning for two years now. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.