No. 514 in Norwegian
kommende
"Coming" or "upcoming."
In a sentence
Vi planlegger en stor feiring den kommende helgen.
We are planning a big celebration the upcoming weekend.
'Kommende' is used here as an adjective describing the noun 'helgen' (weekend), indicating the weekend that is about to occur.
Den kommende generasjonen vil møte mange utfordringer.
The upcoming generation will face many challenges.
'Kommende' describes the noun 'generasjonen' (generation), referring to the one that will exist in the future.
Hun forbereder seg på sitt kommende intervju.
She is preparing for her upcoming interview.
'Kommende' functions as an adjective for the noun 'intervju' (interview), specifying the interview that will soon take place.
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