Kontrollierend

Kontrollierend is the present participle of the German verb kontrollieren, used as an adjective or adverb. It denotes the act of supervising, inspecting or checking, and characterizes a person, process or mechanism that exercises oversight.

In usage, kontrollierend can describe ongoing control: attributive use as an adjective, e.g., eine kontrollierende Aufsicht, kontrollierendes Verhalten, ein kontrollierender Eingriff. It can also function predicatively in sentences like Die Aufsicht wirkt kontrollierend. The nuance is that it emphasizes ongoing activity or a manner of control rather than a completed result (contrast with kontrolliert, the past participle).

Connotations: neutral to slightly negative depending on context; can imply overbearing or continuous micromanagement when applied to people or procedures.

Etymology: formed from the verb kontrollieren plus the participial suffix -d, reflecting the process of control or oversight.

Related terms: Kontrolle (control, inspection), Kontrolleur (inspector), Kontrollsystem (control system), Monitoring.

Examples:

- Die kontrollierende Stelle überwacht die Einhaltung der Vorschriften.

- Er verhielt sich kontrollierend, indem er jeden Schritt des Teams hinterfragte.

- Das System setzt kontrollierende Maßnahmen um, um Unregelmäßigkeiten zu erkennen.