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nåværende

Nåværende is a Norwegian adjective meaning present or current. It describes something that exists, applies, or takes place at the present time or within the current period. The form is used before a noun, for example nåværende regjering (the current government) or nåværende situasjon (the present situation).

The word is constructed from nå (now) and værende, the present participle of være (to be), literally

In usage, nåværende is common in formal and neutral writing, including news, official documents, and academic

It is listed in major Norwegian dictionaries and is considered standard in contemporary Norwegian.

"that
which
is
now."
This
etymology
reflects
its
function
of
marking
things
that
belong
to
the
here
and
now.
prose.
It
contrasts
with
tidligere
or
forrige,
meaning
"former,"
to
refer
to
the
past.
In
some
contexts,
inneværende
is
used
to
stress
the
current
year
or
cycle,
while
nåværende
is
more
general
in
its
sense
of
the
present.