Positionierenden

Positionierenden is a German nominalized present participle derived from the verb positionieren ("to position"). As a substantive (substantiviertes Partizip I), it typically refers to people or agents who are in the act of positioning something or themselves and is written with an initial capital letter (die Positionierenden). The form can be used in singular and plural contexts and follows normal German declension patterns for nouns.

In grammar and usage, Positionierenden functions like other nominalized participles: it can take articles, adjectives and case endings, and it often emphasizes an ongoing action or role rather than a completed state. Example uses include technical descriptions ("Die Positionierenden justierten die Maschine" — "The operatives positioning [the parts] adjusted the machine") and journalistic or organizational contexts describing groups engaged in positioning tasks.

Beyond literal physical positioning, the term appears in abstract and social-scientific discourse to denote actors who adopt, assign or negotiate positions in debates, negotiations or media contexts. In such uses it overlaps with concepts from positioning theory and discourse analysis, where agents’ stances and roles are foregrounded.

When translating into English, Positionierenden is usually rendered as "those positioning" or "the positioning agents/actors," depending on context. Its meaning depends on surrounding context, carrying either a concrete technical sense or a figurative social-communicative sense.