wachsenden

Wachsenden is the inflected form of the German present participle wachsend, meaning "growing" or "increasing." It functions as an adjective or part of a participial phrase and is used to describe nouns that are undergoing growth or expansion. It is not a standalone noun.

As an attributive adjective, wachsend follows standard German declension patterns. After a definite article, the forms are: der wachsende Baum, die wachsende Blume, das wachsende Kind; plural: die wachsenden Pflanzen. In the dative plural: den wachsenden Pflanzen; in the genitive plural: der wachsenden Pflanzen. After an indefinite article or without an article (strong declension): ein wachsender Baum; eine wachsende Blume; ein wachsendes Kind; plural: wachsende Pflanzen. The endings reflect gender, case, and number, with -en appearing in many plural forms (and in the dative/genitive plural when determined).

Usage and nuance: wachsend is common in scientific, economic, political, and journalistic language to convey ongoing development. Examples include eine wachsende Bevölkerung (a growing population) or wachsende Nachfrage (growing demand). The term emphasizes process and ongoing change rather than a completed state. It can contrast with gewachsen (grown, developed) or with synonyms like zunehmenden or steigenden, depending on nuance and register.

Etymology: wachsend derives from the verb wachsen (to grow) with the present participle suffix -end. The inflected form wachsenden appears in cases such as dative plural or when used attributively with definite or indefinite determiners.