störenden

Störenden is a declined form of the German present participle stören, which functions as an adjective meaning disturbing or disturbing in sense of causing disturbance. It is used to describe nouns and agrees with gender, number, and case, as part of normal adjective inflection in German.

Form and declension: The form stö­renden occurs in several common contexts. After a definite article, it appears in plural as die störenden Geräusche (nominative or accusative). In singular masculine accusative with an indefinite article, one finds einen störenden Einfluss. In neuter singular, das störende Geräusch is used. In plural without an article, the strong ending differs, yielding störende Geräusche. Thus störenden is primarily the plural nominative/accusative form after a definite article and the masculine singular accusative form after any definite or indefinite article.

Usage: Störenden describes things that cause disturbance, interference, or nuisance. It is common in everyday language as well as in technical or formal writing, including discussions of noises, factors, influences, or traits that negatively affect a situation. The word retains the core meaning of disturb, while its exact nuance depends on context and grammatical form.

Examples: Die störenden Geräusche im Nebenraum machten das Arbeiten unmöglich. Wir berichten von störenden Einflüssen auf das Experiment. Ein störender Faktor konnte die Ergebnisse verzerren. Die Merkmale können als störend bezeichnet werden, je nach Bezug.

Notes: Störenden is not a separate lexeme but a grammatical form of stören’s present participle used attributively. Its meaning remains “disturbing”, with the sense adjusted by case and number.