konkurrierenden

Konkurrierenden is the inflected form of the German present participle konkurrierend, derived from the verb konkurrieren (to compete). As a participle I form, konkurrierend can function as an adjective, meaning “competing” or “rival,” and is declined like a normal adjective when it modifies a noun.

In use, konkurrierend adjectives follow standard German declension patterns. After definite articles, the endings depend on case and number. Examples include:

- Die konkurrierenden Unternehmen (nominative plural)

- Die konkurrierenden Firmen (nominative plural)

- Den konkurrierenden Mann (accusative masculine singular)

- Mit den konkurrierenden Firmen (dative plural)

In other contexts, such as with indefinite articles or no article, the endings differ: eine konkurrierende Firma (feminine singular, nominative); konkurrierende Prozesse (plural, no article). The form konkurrierenden specifically appears in plural after definite articles (die konkurrierenden …) and in masculine accusative singular or dative plural in certain constructions (den konkurrierenden Mann, den konkurrierenden Firmen).

Predicative use of present participles in German is relatively limited; more common constructions express competition with the verb itself (z. B. die Firma konkurriert) or with attributive use (eine konkurrierende Firma).

Etymology and related terms: konkurrieren is of Germanic origin, with the -ieren suffix forming a French/Latin-derived verb class in German. The present participle konkurrierend belongs to Partizip I (present participle) and shares its adjectival behavior with other -ierend adjectives.

See also: Partizip I, Adjektivdeklination, konkurrieren.