bevorstehende

Bevorstehende is a German term that denotes something that lies ahead or is imminent. It functions primarily as an adjective but can also appear as a nominalized form derived from the verb bevorstehen, meaning to stand before or to lie ahead. The suffix -ende marks a present participle, and in standard use this form agrees with the noun it modifies.

As an adjective, befohstehende declines with gender, case, and number: beispielsweise, eine bevorstehende Aufgabe (feminine singular); die bevorstehenden Termine (plural). It is commonly used to describe events, deadlines, decisions, or tasks that are expected to occur soon. The term conveys a sense of immediacy or priority compared with more distant future forms such as künftig or kommende.

In practice, Bevorstehende is rarely used as a standalone noun. When capitalized as Bevorstehende it appears in formal or literary contexts to refer to things or people that are about to occur or to take place; more common in everyday language is to rephrase with a noun phrase such as "die bevorstehenden Termine."

Examples: Die bevorstehende Prüfung erfordert intensive Vorbereitung. Die Firma kündigte die bevorstehenden Änderungen an. In den Unterlagen wurden die Bevorstehenden nicht benannt.

See also: Bevorstehen; Anstehend; Kommend; Bevorstehung.