vorhandener

Vorhandener is the attributive form of the German adjective vorhanden, meaning existing or present. It is used to describe nouns that are currently existing, available, or present in a given context. The form changes according to gender, number, and case, and can appear with different articles or without an article (strong declension).

In practice, the form appears in several common patterns:

- With a definite article: der vorhandene Beleg, das vorhandene Dokument, die vorhandenen Belege. The ending -e or -en appears depending on case and number.

- With an indefinite article: ein vorhandener Beleg, ein vorhandenes Dokument, eine vorhandene Datei. Here the ending is typically -er or -es for masculine or neuter in the nominative singular.

- Without any article (strong declension): vorhandener Beleg, vorhandenes Dokument, vorhandene Dateien, depending on case and number.

Examples illustrate its meaning and use:

- Der vorhandene Beleg bestätigt die Transaktion. (The existing piece of evidence confirms the transaction.)

- Das vorhandene Dokument muss geprüft werden. (The present document must be checked.)

- Es gibt vorhandene Daten, die analysiert werden sollen. (There are existing data that should be analyzed.)

Semantically, vorhanden and vorhandener are used to distinguish what exists now from what is absent, planned, or hypothetical. Vorhandener is not typically used as a noun; it functions as an adjective that agrees with the noun it modifies. Related terms include Vorhandensein (the state of being present) and existieren (to exist).