Auszulesenden

Auszulesenden is a German participial form derived from the verb auslesen, meaning to read out or to select from a larger text. In contemporary usage it functions primarily as an attributive or nominalized form to indicate items that are to be read or selected. The form is most commonly seen in the phrase die auszulesenden Passagen, meaning the passages to be read or to be extracted.

Morphology and usage

As an attributive participle I form, auszulesenden appears before a plural feminine noun with a definite article, for example die auszulesenden Passagen. In this position it carries the typical weak declension ending -en for plural nouns. The same idea can be conveyed with das Auszulesende, a nominalized form referring to the thing that is to be read or selected, though this noun is comparatively rare in everyday writing. The concept behind auszulesenden is that a subset of text has been designated for reading, selection, or evaluation, often in academic, editorial, or examination contexts.

Notes on meaning and alternatives

Auszulesenden emphasizes the action of selecting or reading from a larger body of text, rather than merely reading. In more general or stylistically varied German, alternatives such as zu lesende Passagen or auszuwählende Passagen may be used, depending on register and emphasis. The choice between attributive participle forms and nominalized phrases can affect tone and clarity in formal writing.

See also

auslesen, Partizip I, Passagen, zu lesende, das Auszulesende