Adjektiv

folgend

following, subsequent, next

Bitte lesen Sie den folgenden Text.

Please read the following text.

Am folgenden Tag reisten wir ab.

On the following day, we departed.

((as an adjective before a noun)) the following ... Please read the following sentence.

Synonyms: nachstehend, kommend; Antonyms: vorig, vorhergehend

It's the present participle of the verb 'folgen' (to follow). The '-d' ending marks the present participle.

Think of the English word 'follow-ing'. It has the same structure and meaning. 'folgen' + '-d' = 'folgend'.

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