Kooperierender

Kooperierender is a linguistic term used primarily in German to describe an entity that participates in cooperation with others. It is the present participle of kooperieren and can function both as an attributive adjective and, when nominalized, as a noun referring to the cooperating party. In Dutch, the same idea is expressed with koopererende, while the exact spelling kooperierender is not standard Dutch.

In German usage, kooperierender can be placed before a noun as an adjective, for example kooperierender Partner or die kooperierenden Unternehmen. When used as a noun, it appears as der Kooperierende (singular) or die Kooperierenden (plural), referring to a person or entity that cooperates. The term is common in contexts such as business partnerships, research collaborations, and joint ventures, where actors work together on shared goals.

In Dutch, the corresponding present participle is koopererend (and koopererende for certain plural or feminine contexts). It appears in phrases like de koopererende partijen, meaning the cooperating parties, and functions similarly as an adjective describing ongoing collaborative activity.

Nuance and scope: kooperierender signals active, ongoing participation in cooperation rather than a formal alliance by itself. It highlights the practical aspect of working together, whether in contractual arrangements, research consortia, or collaborative projects. The term is primarily used in German-language discourse, with Dutch equivalents differing in spelling and inflection.