übersetzenden

Übersetzenden is a German term formed from the verb übersetzen (to translate) and is used in several related ways. In modern German the most common noun for a person who translates is Übersetzer (male) or Übersetzerin (female). The form Übersetzenden appears primarily as a substantive plural or as a declined form of a masculine noun Der Übersetzende, and it can also be seen as the present participle übersetzend used attributively or adverbially in older or stylistic contexts. As a standalone noun, Übersetzenden refers to translators collectively, analogous to “the translators.”

Grammatically, Übersetzenden can function as a plural noun in the nominative or accusative case, for example Die Übersetzenden haben die Texte vorbereitet. In other cases the word may appear in declined forms such as den Übersetzenden (dative) or der Übersetzenden (genitive plural). When capitalized as a noun, Übersetzenden marks a nominalized form rather than a pure verb form, while the attributive form übersetzend remains a participle adjective in non-nominal use.

Usage and register vary. The term Übersetzenden is relatively uncommon in contemporary prose and textbooks, where Übersetzer/Übersetzerin or Übersetzerinnen- oder Übersetzungsfachleute are preferred. It tends to appear more often in historical, biographical, or stylistically elevated texts, or in discussions about translation as a profession in earlier periods.

See also: Übersetzer, Übersetzung, Übersetzungswissenschaft, Übersetzungsrolle.