"The dog is eating."

Translation: Hunden äter.

[reembodied]

How do we differentiate between gerund-form "is eating" and "eats"?

[HelenCarlsson]

We don't :). It is discussed here.

[SamuraiOwl]

We really don't. Wheter you translate it as "eats" or "is eating" doesn't really make an impact on the meaning of the sentence. It's the same way with Latin.

[CNHphoto]

Why is this in "clothing"...?