stillstehenden

Stillstehenden is the attributive form of the present participle of the German verb stillstehen, meaning to stand still or to be in a state of motionlessness. As an adjective, stillstehenisch forms such as stillstehend or stillstehenden describe a noun as being motionless or idle. The specific ending stillstehenden appears in inflected contexts where the adjective follows a definite article or belongs to a plural or certain cases, for example die stillstehenden Züge (nominal plural), mit den stillstehenden Zügen (dative plural), des stillstehenden Zuges (genitive singular masculine), or der stillstehenden Maschine (genitive singular feminine).

In use, stillstehenden conveys that something is not currently in operation or motion, and it often appears in technical, logistical, or economic contexts. It can describe machines, trains, production lines, or phases within a process that are temporarily halted. The form is not a separate lexical entry but an inflected variant of the participle adjective associated with the verb stillstehen.

Distinguishing from related forms: stillstehen is the verb meaning “to be in a standstill,” while stillstehend is the base present-participle adjective (standing still). Stillstehenden is the declined form used after definite determiners or in certain plural or case-specific constructions.

See also: Stillstand, stillstehen, stehende.