gångande

Gångande is a term found primarily in Swedish-language sources from earlier periods or regional dialects. It is not common in contemporary standard Swedish. The modern participle of gå is gående, used to mean "going" or "in progress," and that form is the one found in dictionaries today. Gångande, when it occurs, is generally regarded as archaic or dialectal and is rarely used outside archival material, literature, or stylistic writing.

In terms of meaning, gångande is most often encountered in contexts that render motion or process, though the exact sense is highly context-dependent. Some historical texts feature phrases that could be translated as "ongoing" or "in progress" with gångande, but such usage is unusual and can be confusing for modern readers. Because of this, convenience and clarity in modern Swedish typically reserve "gångende" or compounds like "pågående" for "ongoing" or "in progress."

Etymology and usage notes: The form appears to be built from the verb gå with an old-time participial suffix or from the noun gång (path, step). The development of standardized spelling has largely displaced gångande in favor of gående.

See also: gående, pågående, gå.