Durchgehende

Durchgehende is the attributive inflected form of the German adjective durchgehend, meaning continuous, uninterrupted, or spanning without breaks. It describes objects, conditions, or phenomena that extend or apply without interruption. The form occurs in various gender and number combinations and is declined according to standard German attributive-declension rules.

Etymology and usage notes

The term derives from through + going (durch + gehend), with the sense of something that keeps going or remains in place without gaps. In practice, durchgehende is used in formal and technical contexts as well as everyday speech to emphasize continuity or completeness over a period, area, or sequence.

Common contexts and examples

- durchgehende Öffnungszeiten: opening hours that are continuous throughout the day or week.

- eine durchgehende Linie: a continuous line without breaks.

- eine durchgehende Stromleitung: a continuous electrical conductor without interruptions.

- durchgehende Beleuchtung: continuous or uninterrupted lighting.

- durchgehende Fußwege: uninterrupted pathways or sidewalks.

Grammatical notes

As an attributive adjective, durchgehende is declined according to gender, number, and case, and its ending changes with or without a definite article. With a definite article, singular feminine would be die durchgehende Linie; plural die durchgehenden Linien. Without a definite article, strong declension yields eine durchgehende Linie (feminine singular) or durchgehende Linien (plural). The form durchgehende therefore serves as a flexible descriptor across many noun types when signifying continuity or lack of interruption.

See also

Related terms include durchgehend (adverb or predicative adjective meaning “continuously”) and other forms using durch + gehend to describe ongoing or uninterrupted conditions.