angehend

Ange hend is a German word formed from the verb angehen. It is most commonly used as a participle that functions as an adjective to describe someone who is in the process of becoming something, i.e., an aspiring or prospective professional. In everyday usage you will encounter phrases such as ein angehender Arzt or eine angehende Ärztin, indicating that the person is training to enter the profession. The inflected forms follow standard German adjective declension: der Indefinite article yields ein angehender Arzt (masc.), eine angehende Ärztin (fem.), ein angehendes Kind (neut.), and plural forms such as angehende Ärzte or angehende Ärztinnen when appropriate.

In addition to its aspiring-sense, angehend is the present participle of the verb angehen and can, in more formal or literary contexts, function as part of a construction meaning “concerning” or “pertaining to.” This usage is relatively rare in modern colloquial German and is typically found in formal registers or older texts, where it can be replaced by equivalents like bezüglich or betreffend in current usage.

Etymology and grammar: angehend derives from the verb angehen, whose meanings include to concern, to affect, or to begin. The participle is used attributively to describe individuals or things that are in the process of becoming or developing in a given direction. As with other participial adjectives, endings must align with gender, number, and case.

Overall, angehend is chiefly recognized today as a descriptor for people who are in the early stage of pursuing a profession or role, with a secondary, uncommon usage in formal contexts to indicate relevance or pertinence.