verzamelend

Verzamelend is a Dutch adjective formed from the verb verzamelen, meaning to collect. It functions as the present participle and is used to describe something that involves collecting or is characterized by the act of collecting. The term can modify nouns related to behavior, processes, or objects, for example in phrases like verzamelend gedrag (collecting behavior) or verzamelende activiteiten (collecting activities). In predicative use, it can describe a subject as engaged in collecting.

In typical Dutch usage, the more common nouns related to this idea are verzamelaar (collector), verzameling (collection), and verzameld (the past participle). Verzamelend appears most often in descriptive or formal contexts, or in literary text, where a continuous or ongoing sense of collecting is emphasized. It is less frequently used as a standalone noun and is usually linked to a noun it modifies or to a phrase describing the act or tendency to collect.

Etymologically, verzamelend derives from verzamelien, the present participle form of verzamelen, built from the verb verzamelen with the -end suffix that yields a participial adjective. Related terms include verzamelaar, verzameling, and verzameling van objecten. Verzamelend is distinct from the simple past participle verzameld, which denotes completed collection in passive or perfect constructions.

See also: verzamelen, verzamelaar, verzameling, verzameling van objecten.