wachsende

Wachsende is the present participle and a verbal adjective form derived from the German verb wachsen, meaning to grow or increase. In usage it functions primarily as an adjective that describes something increasing in size, number, extent, or intensity. The form can be used attributively before a noun, governed by standard German adjective declension, and it can describe processes, trends, or quantities that are in growth.

Morphology and declension: as an attributive adjective it takes endings according to gender, number, and case. For example: der wachsende Trend (masculine singular, nominative), die wachsende Bevölkerung (feminine singular), das wachsende Angebot (neuter singular). In plural: die wachsenden Trends, die wachsende Bevölkerung (with strong endings in absence of a definite article). After an indefinite article or possessive determiner, the endings follow the usual pattern (eine wachsende Stadt, meine wachsenden Chancen). In predicative use, the present participle is typically formed as wachsend, rather than wachsende, e.g., der Trend ist wachsend.

Semantic domains: wachsende is common in economics, demography, technology, and ecology to describe increasing demand, expanding markets, rising populations, or intensifying effects. It often contrasts with static or declining conditions and conveys a sense of ongoing development rather than a completed state.

See also: Wachstum (growth), wachsen (to grow), wachsende Bewegungen or Trends as phrases.

Overall, wachsende is a flexible, neutral term used to characterize processes or states that are increasing or expanding, in a wide range of contexts.