No. 11,281 in Russian
действующем
The Russian word "действующем" means "acting," "operating," or "current" depending on context.
In a sentence
Сегодня я читал статью о действующем законе.
Today, I read an article about the current law.
In this sentence, 'действующем' is a participle derived from the verb 'действовать,' meaning 'to act or to be in effect.' It describes a law that is currently in action or enforced.
В действующем театре прошел новый спектакль.
A new performance took place in the operating theater.
Here, 'действующем' is describing the theater as being currently operational or active.
Они обсуждали изменения в действующем регламенте.
They were discussing changes in the existing regulations.
In this usage, 'действующем' is modifying 'регламенте' (regulations) to indicate that these regulations are currently in force.
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