fehlenden
Translation
missing, lacking, absent
Examples
Ich suche nach dem fehlenden Schlüssel.
I am looking for the missing key.
Er bemerkte den fehlenden Knopf am Hemd.
He noticed the missing button on the shirt.
Grammar Patterns
((fehlenden)) + Noun (used in many cases, e.g., dative, genitive, accusative) I am looking for the missing pen.
Similar Words
Synonyms: mangelnd (lacking), abwesend (absent); Antonyms: vorhanden (present), komplett (complete)
Etymology
An inflected form of the present participle 'fehlend', from the verb 'fehlen' (to be missing).
Memory Tips
The '-en' ending is a very common adjective declension in German. Focus on the root 'fehl-' which means 'missing'.