Kommunizierenden

Kommunizierenden is the present participle of the German verb kommunizieren (to communicate). It can function as an adjective or, when capitalized, as a noun. As a participle used in its lowercase form, it is typically an adjective meaning “that is communicating” or “in the act of communicating.” When written as Kommunizierenden, it can serve as a noun referring to people or groups that communicate, i.e., the communicators.

In ordinary German, the lowercase form kommunizierenden is used to modify a noun: for example, kommunizierende Gruppen (communicating groups) or kommunizierende Akteure (communicating actors). The form inflects like a regular participle adjective, with endings determined by the gender, number, and case of the noun it describes.

The capitalized noun usage (Kommunizierenden) appears mainly in more formal or scholarly writing, where the word stands on its own as a label for a collective of people or entities involved in communication. In such contexts it can refer broadly to agents of communication, including individuals, groups, or institutions that engage in information exchange.

Semantic context varies by field. In linguistics and communication studies, kommunizierenden is common when discussing processes of meaning-making and exchange of information between speakers, media, or systems. In sociology or organizational studies, it may describe groups that participate in ongoing communication practices. In technology or network theory, similar phrases may describe systems or actors that continuously transmit and receive signals.

See also: kommunizieren, Kommunikation, Partizip I.