forskende

Forskende is a present participle adjective formed from the Norwegian and Danish verb forske, meaning to investigate or study. It describes someone or something engaged in inquiry or a careful, systematic search for knowledge. The term is used to characterize persons, methods, or attitudes as inquisitive and analytic.

Etymology: from forske plus the participle suffix -nde; related noun forskning means research. The form appears in both Norwegian and Danish, with the same general sense of exploring and inquiring.

Usage: In education, forskende is used to describe inquiry-based approaches, for example forskende undervisning or forskende læring. It can also describe people, such as forskende elev (an inquisitive student) or forskende journalist (an investigative journalist). In scientific and professional contexts, forskende methods or forskende arbeid refer to investigative or probing practices.

Notes: The term generally carries a positive connotation of curiosity and rigorous inquiry, emphasizing the process of exploring questions rather than presenting fixed conclusions. While close in Norwegian and Danish, some related languages (for example Swedish) use slightly different spellings with the same underlying meaning, such as forskande.