verkrijgende

Verkrijgende is the present participle of the Dutch verb verkrijgen, meaning to obtain or acquire. It can function as an adjective or as a verbal noun and is mainly used in formal or legal Dutch. As an adjective, verkrijgende describes something relating to the act of obtaining, for example in the phrase "de verkrijgende partij" (the acquiring party), referring to the party that obtains rights or property. As a substantive, the form is occasionally used to denote the acquirer, especially in legal drafting, where "de verkrijgende" or "de verkrijgende partij" identifies the party that obtains.

In legal and administrative contexts, verkrijgende appears frequently in discussions of transfers of ownership, rights, or claims. It is commonly paired with terms like "verjaring" and "eigendomsverkrijging" (acquisition of ownership) but remains most frequent in phrases that identify the party involved in acquisition, such as "de verkrijgende koper" or simply "de verkrijger." The more common noun for the person who acquires something is verkrijger (the acquirer), while verkrijgende is a participial form used for description or in formal drafting.

Etymology: from verkrijgen, formed with the prefix ver- and the root krijg/krijg meaning to get or receive, with senses of attaining ownership or rights.

In summary, verkrijgende is a formal Dutch word derived from verkrijgen, used mainly as an adjective or in formal drafting to refer to the acquiring party; in everyday speech, more common terms are verkrijger or koper.