This is the 15395th most frequent German word.
vergleichenden
"Comparative."
In this sentence, 'vergleichenden' is used as an attributive adjective modifying 'Studien', meaning 'comparative studies'.
Die vergleichenden Studien zeigen klare Unterschiede.
The comparative studies show clear differences.
Here, 'vergleichenden' functions as a descriptive adjective associated with 'Methode', emphasizing the method's nature as comparative.
Wir haben eine vergleichenden Methode angewendet.
We applied a comparative method.
This use of 'vergleichenden' describes the type of analyses ('Analysen'), specifying them as comparative.