erzählende
Erzählende is a German term that derives from erzählen, meaning to tell or narrate. It can function as an adjective meaning narrating or narrative, and it can also occur as a nominalized present participle, Erzählende, used as the noun for a narrator or storyteller. The concept is common in literary theory, linguistics, and media studies to denote aspects of storytelling and narrative voice.
As an attributive adjective, erzählende describes something that tells or conveys a story. Examples include die
As a noun, Erzählende with capitalization refers to the narrator or narrator-in-general. The singular is der/die
Distinctions: Erzählende differs from erzählerisch, which describes narrative style or manner, not a narrator per se;