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No. 14,021 in German

gehende

"Gehende" is the present participle of "gehen," meaning "going" or "walking" in English.

In a sentence

  • Die gehende Frau überquerte die Straße.

    The walking woman crossed the street.

    Here, 'gehende' functions as a present participle (active) describing the subject, the woman, indicating that she is currently walking.

  • Das gehende Geräusch konnte nicht eindeutig lokalisiert werden.

    The ongoing noise could not be clearly located.

    Here, 'gehende' acts as an attributive adjective describing 'Geräusch', suggesting continuity or an ongoing action related to the noun.

  • Er sprach von den gehenden Arbeitskräften, die das Land verlassen.

    He spoke of the departing workers leaving the country.

    In this case, 'gehenden' describes the subject in context, indicating workers who are in the act of leaving—depicted as an attribute to a class of people.

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