següent

Següent is a Catalan adjective and adverb meaning "following" or "next." It is used to indicate the item that comes after the current one in a sequence or chronology. As an adjective, següent can modify a noun (for example, el dia següent, the following day). It can also function as an adverbial marker of order or succession in time or events, akin to saying “in the next place.”

Etymology and orthography: Següent derives from Latin sequens, through the medieval and early modern Catalan forms. The word is written with a diaeresis over the u (ü) to show that the u is pronounced separately from the following e after the g, reflecting its historical pronunciation. The singular form is següent, and the plural form is següents. The gender of the noun it accompanies does not change the form of següent in the singular.

Usage notes: Següent is common in both formal and everyday Catalan. It is often used in temporal phrases such as el dia següent or en la setmana següent to refer to the next day or week, respectively, and in sequential references like els esdeveniments següents, the following events. In contrast with some synonyms, següent emphasizes the immediate next item in a sequence rather than a distant or impending future, making it a typical choice when ordering matters in discourse.