Baserende

Baserende is a grammatical form found in some Scandinavian languages, notably Norwegian and Danish, referring to the present participle of the verb basere, meaning to base. The form functions as an active participle that can describe an agent or process that is basing something on a foundation or evidence. In practice, baserende is relatively rare in everyday language and is most often encountered in formal, technical, or legal writing. Modern usage in Norwegian and Danish tends to favor the periphrastic expressions basert på (Norwegian) or baseret på (Danish), which mean “based on,” when indicating a fixed basis.

Etymology and form: basere derives from a root related to the word base and basis, with the present participle suffix -ende forming baserende in Norwegian and Danish. This mirrors how many Germanic languages build active participles from verb stems.

Usage notes: Baserende can appear in attributive or predicative positions to emphasize the act of basing or the ongoing foundation of a claim, action, or conclusion. Because basert/baset på is clearer and more widely understood in contemporary prose, baserende is mostly confined to contexts that aim for a formal or emphatic register, such as policy drafting, legal descriptions, or analytical reports.

Cross-linguistic notes: In Dutch, the equivalent verb baseren exists, with the present participle baserend; however, Dutch often prefers andere constructions such as gebaseerd op for “based on.” The exact preferences and frequencies differ between languages and dialects.

See also: basere, basert, basis, gebaseerd op.