Anzunehmende

Anzunehmende is the attributive form of the present participle anzunehmend, derived from the verb annehmen in German. It is used as an adjective before a noun to express that something is expected, presumed, or to be taken into account. The sense is close to “to be assumed” or “to be considered likely.”

Usage and examples

In ordinary writing, anzunehmende is used to describe something that one can reasonably expect or should consider. Common phrases include anzunehmende Gefahr (an anticipated danger), anzunehmende Wahrscheinlichkeit (an estimated probability), and anzunehmende Folgen (consequences that are to be expected). In formal contexts such as risk assessment or legal language, the term frequently appears to mark assumptions or suppositions that underpin an argument or assessment.

Grammar and inflection

As an attributive adjective, anzunehmende declines according to gender, number, and case: der anzunehmende Fall (masculine nominative), die anzunehmende Gefahr (feminine nominative), das anzunehmende Angebot (neuter nominative), die anzunehmenden Fälle (plural nominative). The stem is anzunehm-, with the participle ending -ende and appropriate adjective endings when combined with definite or indefinite articles.

Relation to related forms

The verb form anzunehmen appears in constructions with es or other impersonal subjects, as in Es ist anzunehmen, dass ... meaning “it is to be assumed that ....” The base noun form is das Annehmen, meaning “the act of accepting or assuming.” The related adjective anzunehmend functions similarly to anzunehmen in attributive use, while anzunehmende is its standard attributive form before a noun.

Notes

Anzunehmende is primarily a descriptive, formal term. In many contexts, synonymous expressions such as erwartete or zu erwartende may be used, depending on the nuance and formality of the text.