Momentane
Momentane is a German adjective form meaning current or present, used to describe a state or condition in the present moment or that is temporary. It is the form that appears when the adjective momentan is declined in attributive position after a definite article or possessive determiner, yielding endings such as momentane in singular and die momentanen Situationen in plural. The base form momentan has other inflections as well, for example der momentane Zustand, die momentane Situation, das momentane Ereignis, die momentanen Zustände, die momentanen Situationen.
Grammatical notes show that momentane is part of the weak declension pattern used after definite articles.
Nuance and usage: Momentane emphasizes a state tied to the present moment or a condition that may
Etymology: The adjective derives from Moment, with the suffix -an, forming a German adjective sense related