desenvolupant

Desenvolupant is the present participle of the Catalan verb desenvolupar, meaning “to develop.” As a form it can function as a present participle or, in some contexts, as a participial adjective meaning “developing.” In contemporary Catalan, the progressive aspect is usually expressed with estar plus the gerund, as in l’equip està desenvolupant un nou software. The word also appears in phrases that describe ongoing processes, often substituting for a noun phrase like “in development.”

Etymology and related forms: desenvolupant shares its roots with other Romance languages that use similar terms for development or unfolding. It is closely related to the noun desenvolupament (development) and to the verb desenvolupar (to develop). Cognates appear in Spanish (desarrollar/desarrollando) and French (développer/développant), all tracing back to Latin roots meaning to unfold or expand.

Usage and style notes: In Catalan, “desenvolupant” is most commonly seen in the present participle function—e.g., un projecte desenvolupant or l’equip està desenvolupant una solució. For describing a state of ongoing growth, it is more natural to use en desenvolupament: una economia en desenvolupament, una tecnologia en desenvolupament. The attributive use of desenvolupant as a standalone adjective is less common in standard Catalan; preferred constructions use the prepositional phrase en desenvolupament or a verb phrase with estar + gerund.

See also: desenvolupament, desenvolupar. These terms form the core related vocabulary for talking about growth, progress, and the act of creating new things in Catalan.