empfehlende

Empfehlende is the present participle of the German verb empfehlen (to recommend) and functions as an attributive adjective formed from Partizip I. When used in this way, it describes someone or something that makes recommendations or advocates a course of action. The form is declined like a normal adjective: der empfehlende Redner, die empfehlende Beratung, ein empfehlendes Vorgehen, eine empfehlende Person, etc. In everyday language, however, the present participle as an adjective is relatively rare and can sound formal or literary.

In practice, the idea is often expressed more clearly with other constructions. The corresponding past participle empfangen? No, empfohlene is the common attributive form for “recommended” in the sense of something that has been advised or suggested by someone else: die empfohlene Vorgehensweise, das empfohlene Buch. This is the standard way to indicate recommendations that exist independently of the speaker.

Usage notes:

- empfehlende as an adjective typically conveys ongoing or characteristic action (the person who recommends, the approach that recommends), while empfohlene describes something that has been recommended.

- In many contexts, a relative clause (“eine Person, die Empfehlungen ausspricht” / “eine Vorgehensweise, die empfohlen wird”) is preferred over the participle form.

- The meaning can be subtle and context-dependent; misusing empfehlende where empfohlene is meant can lead to ambiguity about who is doing the recommending versus what has been recommended.

Examples:

- Eine empfehlende Person sollte klare Hinweise geben.

- Der empfehlende Arzt riet dem Patienten zu weiteren Untersuchungen.

- Wir diskutierten eine empfohlene Vorgehensweise.