bøyende

Bøyende is a Norwegian term derived from the verb bøye, meaning to bend. It is used as the present participle of bøye and as an adjective meaning “bending” or “capable of bending.” In linguistics and grammar, bøyende describes forms that show flexion or inflection, i.e., changes in form to express features such as tense, mood, number, or definiteness. While bøyende conveys the concept of bending in a grammatical sense, the process is more commonly referred to with the noun bøyning (inflection or conjugation) rather than by labeling each form as bøyende.

In addition to its linguistic meaning, bøyende has a physical sense. It describes objects or materials that bend or are able to bend, for example in phrases like “en bøyende stålarm” or “et bøyende materiale.” This sense is independent of grammar and is used in everyday and technical language about properties of shapes and flexility.

Examples of usage include the conjugation of the verb bøye: jeg bøyer, du bøyer, han bøyer, vi bøyer, dere bøyer, de bøyer; past tense bøyde; past participle bøyd. The present participle bøyende is used as an attributive descriptor in some contexts, such as “den bøyende armen,” meaning the arm that is bending. In teaching and grammar descriptions, bøyende forms are discussed as part of describing how words change form to convey grammatical information, though the everyday terminology often relies on bøyning rather than labeling each form as bøyende.

See also: bøyning, bøye, bøyd, bøyeformen.