bouwend

Bouwend is the present participle of the Dutch verb bouwen, meaning to build. It can function as a verbal participle in a sentence or as an attributive adjective describing something that is in the process of building or developing. In everyday Dutch, the progressive sense is usually expressed with phrases such as aan het bouwen or bezig met bouwen, rather than a bare participle.

As an attributive adjective, the form bouwende is common when referring to ongoing construction or development. For example, een bouwende economie (an economy that is building/expanding) or bouwende bedrijven (construction-oriented companies). The use of bouwend in isolation as an adjective is much less frequent in contemporary prose.

Etymology and related forms: bouwend is formed from the infinitive bouwen (to build) with the participial suffix -end. The related noun or adjective forms center on the root bouwen, with bouwende appearing in many modern constructions to describe ongoing building activity. The term is primarily encountered in formal, technical, or literary Dutch, rather than in everyday speech.

See also: bouwen, aan het bouwen, bouwbedrijf, bouwsector, bouwactiviteit.