ABSTRACT
This participle is an adjectival form of the verb used most often to replace a relative (который) clause in the present tense:
Человек, читающий книгу, ‘The person (who is) reading the book русский. is a Russian.’
This participle is an adjectival form of the verb used most often to replace a relative (который) clause in the present tense:
Человек, читающий книгу, ‘The person (who is) reading the book русский. is a Russian.’