interagierenden

Interagierenden is the present participle of the German verb interagieren, meaning to interact. In German grammar it is most often used as an attributive participle that modifies a noun (for example, interagierende Akteure or interagierende Systeme) and, less commonly, as a substantive when capitalized as Die Interagierenden to denote the people or entities involved in an interaction. The form interagierenden is the declined participle used before a noun in plural, and it follows the same adjective-inflection patterns as other attributive adjectives (die interagierenden Akteure, den interagierenden Akteuren, der interagierenden Akteure).

Etymology traces interagieren to inter- (between) and agieren (to act), conveying action between parties or systems. The present participle interagierend expresses ongoing interaction, while the noun form emphasizes the agents rather than the act itself.

Usage and contexts vary across disciplines. In the social sciences and network analysis, one often speaks of interagierende Akteure, Gruppen oder Systeme. In human–computer interaction or organizational studies, descriptions such as interagierende Parteien or interagierende Systeme are common. The term is especially frequent when describing dynamics within a network, collaboration, or reciprocal influence.

In translation, interagierenden corresponds to the English adjective or participial form “interacting,” and is typically rendered as interagierende in compound phrases or as Interagierenden when used as a noun. See also interaktion, interagieren, and Interaktionspartner.