No. 15,104 in German
startende
"Startende" means "starting" or "taking off" in English, typically referring to someone or something beginning an action or flight.
In a sentence
Der startende Zug beschleunigt diese Hemisphäre.
The departing train accelerates this hemisphere.
In this sentence, 'startende' acts as an adjective describing the noun 'Zug' (train), referring to the train that is starting its journey.
Die startende Maschine rattert laut.
The starting machine rumbles loudly.
Here, 'startende' refers to the machine in the process of beginning operation, functioning as an adjective.
Ich sah die startenden Flugzeuge am Horizont.
I saw the planes taking off at the horizon.
In this example, 'startenden' is the form of the adjective 'startende' agreeing with the plural noun 'Flugzeuge' (planes) which it qualifies.
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