beundrande

Beundrande is a Swedish present participle and adjective derived from the verb beundra, meaning to admire. In modern Swedish, beundrande describes something that shows admiration or evokes admiration, and it can function as an attributive or predicative modifier.

Etymology: The form is built from beundra plus the present participle suffix -ande, which is used in Swedish to create adjectives from verbs. The word is cognate with other -ande adjectives such as talande (speaking) and levande (living).

Usage: Common collocations include en beundrande blick (an admiring glance), ett beundrande leende (an admiring smile), or beundrande publik (an admiring audience). It can modify nouns in both indefinite and definite forms: en beundrande blick, den beundrande blicken. It can also function predicatively: Blicken var beundrande. The related noun is beundran (admiration). The comparative form is mer beundrande; superlative mest beundrande.

Notes: Beundrande should be used for expressions of admiration rather than judgment; it often connotes warmth or positive appraisal. In translation, beundrande commonly corresponds to "admiring" or "admirable" depending on context.