efterfølgende

Efterfølgende is a Danish adjective meaning "subsequent" or "following." It describes something that occurs after another event, action, or item in a sequence. The word is formed from the preposition efter ("after") and følgende, the present participle of følge ("to follow"), and has long been used to express temporal or sequential relationships. In addition to its attributive use before a noun, efterfølgende may also function as an adverb meaning "subsequently" in certain constructions.

It is most commonly placed before a noun to form phrases such as efterfølgende begivenheder (subsequent events) or efterfølgende kapitler (following chapters). It is also used in formal and technical prose, including legal, administrative, and academic contexts, to indicate the order of items, steps, or events. In narrative text, it signals that what is described comes later in the sequence.

Etymology and cross-linguistic use: The term combines efter ("after") and følgende (related to følge, "to follow"). It is cognate with Norwegian etterfølgende and Swedish följande, and has similar usage across Nordic languages. The English equivalents are "subsequent" or "following."