Sammenlende

Sammenlende is a present participle form used in Norwegian Bokmål and Danish to mean “comparing” or “involving comparison.” It derives from the verb sammenligne (to compare) and can function as both a verbal participle and an adjective, describing actions, processes, or characteristics that involve comparing two or more items.

In grammar and style, sammenlende is commonly used attributively or predicatively before a noun or in noun phrases, especially in academic or analytical writing. Typical applications include phrases such as en sammenlende analyse (a comparative analysis), et sammenlende studie (a comparative study), or en sammenlende vurdering (a comparative assessment). The form helps signal that the text or method centers on comparison rather than on a single item in isolation.

Etymologically, sammenlende reflects a compound of sammen (together) and ligne (to line up or compare). The construction is parallel in Danish and Norwegian, where the word is widely understood in both languages, particularly in scholarly and professional contexts.

Sammenlende is not the same as the linguistic term komparativ, which refers to the grammatical degree of adjectives. Instead, sammenlende emphasizes the act or process of comparing items. Related terms include sammenligne (to compare) and sammenligning (comparison). In translation, sammenlende typically corresponds to “comparing” or “comparative” when used as an adjective before a noun.