Untersuchenden

Untersuchenden is a form derived from the German verb untersuchen, meaning to investigate or examine. In standard usage, untersuchen supplies the present participle untersuchend, which functions as an adjective or verb in participial phrases. The form untersuchenden is an inflected ending that appears in specific grammatical cases when the participle acts as an attributive adjective, or as a declined adjective after a definite article.

As an attributive adjective, untersuchend appears in various case forms depending on gender and number. For example: der untersuchende Arzt (nominative masculine singular), den untersuchenden Arzt (accusative masculine singular), dem untersuchenden Arzt (dative masculine singular). Feminine: die untersuchende Ärztin, der untersuchenden Ärztin. Neuter: das untersuchende Verfahren, dem untersuchenden Verfahren. Plural: die untersuchenden Ärzte; den untersuchenden Ärzten; der untersuchenden Ärzte. The form untersuchenden specifically occurs as the appropriate weak-inflected ending in several of these cases.

Untersuchenden can also be used as a noun when capitalized, referring to the person who conducts investigations: der Untersuchende, die Untersuchenden. In plural, die Untersuchenden denotes a group of investigators. This noun usage is common in academic, legal, and clinical contexts to designate people performing examinations or inquiries.

In summary, untersuchenden is a declined participial adjective form related to untersuchen, and it may also appear as a noun (Untersuchende/Untersuchenden) to denote investigators.