attribuerende

Attribuerende is a term used in Dutch linguistics to denote the present participle form of the verb attribueren, meaning to attribute. It corresponds to the English participle “attributing” and is used to form attributive participial phrases that attribute an action or property to a noun.

Morphology and usage of the form are typical of Dutch present participles formed with the -ende suffix, yielding attribuerende. In its attributive function, it modifies a noun much like other participial adjectives, providing information about attribution, agency, or causation related to the noun. For example, in scholarly Dutch one might encounter phrases such as attribuerende constructies or attribuerende verklaringen, where the participle conveys that the noun is involved in an act of attribution.

In practice, attribuerende phrases are most commonly found in formal or academic writing, particularly in discussions of attribution, authorship, responsibility, or causal explanation. They can appear before or after the noun they modify, depending on emphasis and style, and are part of broader discussions of participial and attributive constructions in Dutch grammar.

Relationship to other terms: attribuerende is a specific instance of the broader category of present participles. It is closely related to the concept of attributive adjectives and participial phrases used to describe or qualify a noun. In English-language discussions, the equivalent idea is often described as attributing or as a participial phrase with an attributive function.

See also: present participle, participial phrase, attributive adjective, Dutch grammar, attribution.