schießende
Schießende is the present participle form of the German verb schießen (to shoot) used as an adjective. It denotes ongoing action or a characteristic related to shooting and is declined like a standard attributive participle adjective when placed before a noun. The base form schießend appears in the predicate or adverbial position (as in er schießt schießend), while schießende is the form that accompanies a noun.
- Der schießende Mann (the shooting man)
- Die schießende Frau (the shooting woman)
- Ein schießender Mann (a shooting man)
- Eine schießende Frau (a shooting woman)
- Schießende Männer (shooting men)
The ending of schießende varies with gender, number, and case following normal German declension rules. In plural
- Schießende is typically used in descriptive or narrative contexts to portray someone actively engaged in shooting
- The adverbial present participle schießend is used to describe an accompanying action, as in Er kam
- The related noun for the act itself is das Schießen; these forms share the same root
In summary, schießende functions as an inflected present participle adjective in German, signaling someone or something