Entstehendes

Entstehendes is a German word form derived from the verb entstehen (to come into being, to develop). As a present participle used as an attributive adjective, it describes something in the process of formation or that is emerging. It is typically placed before a noun in neuter singular: das entstehende System, ein entstehendes Phänomen. The form changes with gender and case according to standard German adjective declension: entstehender (masculine), entstehende (feminine or plural), entstehendes (neuter). The nominalized, capitalized form das Entstehende is possible in philosophical or literary contexts to denote the emergent thing, but it is less common in everyday usage.

In usage, entstehendes emphasizes process and potential rather than a final state, and it often appears in scientific, technical, or philosophical writing. It is frequently discussed alongside Entstehung (origin, genesis) to distinguish an ongoing development from a completed result, and it relates to concepts such as emergent properties and emergence theory.

Etymology: entstehendes comes from ent- plus stehen, with the sense “to come into being.” The participle entstehend yields the attributive form entstehendes in neuter singular, while other forms follow standard declension for adjectives.

See also: Entstehung, Emergence, Emergentism.