regulierenden
Regulierenden is the present participle form of the German verb regulieren, meaning to regulate or control. In normal usage it functions as a non-finite form indicating ongoing regulation and can be used as an attributive adjective before a noun, as in regulierende Maßnahmen or regulierenden Behörden. Like other participles used as adjectives, its ending changes with case, number, and definiteness in a sentence.
The term can also be used as a noun when capitalized as Die Regulierenden, referring to people
In practice, regulieren-related terminology appears across several domains. In regulatory policy, the regulierenden authorities design and
- Die Regulierenden erlassen neue Vorschriften.
- Regulierende Maßnahmen sollen den Wettbewerb fördern und Marktversagen verhindern.
Overall, regulierenden functions illustrate how regulation is described in German, bridging grammatical form and domain-specific meaning.