verbleibend

Verbleibend is a German adjective formed from the verb verbleiben, meaning to remain or stay behind. The prefix ver- adds a sense of remaining after some part has been used, removed, or accounted for. In practical use, vergebend denotes what remains, and is commonly translated as "remaining" or "left" in English. It appears in technical, financial, legal, and statistical contexts to describe quantities, durations, or sets that still exist or must be addressed.

Grammar and usage: Verbleibend is used as an attributive adjective and changes its ending according to gender, number, and case. Typical forms include die verbleibende Zeit (feminine singular), der verbleibende Anteil (masculine singular), die verbleibenden Zeiten (plural). The form adapts similarly in other cases, e.g., des verbleibenden Anteils, dem verbleibenden Rest. Predicatively, the preferred construction in standard German is often es bleibt or es verbleibt, rather than a predicative use of verbleibend.

Common contexts: In finance and economics, phrases like verbleibende Laufzeit (remaining term) or verbleibende Forderungen (outstanding receivables) are used. In logistics or project planning, one might speak of verbleibende Ressourcen or verbleibende Aufgaben. In everyday language, it can appear as die verbleibende Zeit until an event, or der verbleibende Betrag to indicate what still remains of a sum.

Etymology: The word derives from verbleiben, with ver- forming a residual or continuing state. Verbleibend emphasizes the ongoing status of what remains, distinguishing it from other terms for fixed portions or exhausted amounts.