drohenden
Translation
threatening, menacing, imminent, looming
Examples
Wir müssen uns der drohenden Krise stellen.
We must face the looming crisis.
Er sprach von den drohenden Konsequenzen.
He spoke of the threatening consequences.
Ich sehe den drohenden Sturm.
I see the approaching storm.
Grammar Patterns
drohenden + Noun (Dative/Genitive/Acc. Masc./Plural) threatening ... I see the threatening storm.
Similar Words
Synonyms: bedrohlichen, gefährlichen; Antonyms: harmlosen, sicheren
Etymology
An inflected form of the adjective 'drohend'. The '-en' ending is used before nouns in various grammatical cases, like dative, genitive, accusative masculine, and all plural forms.
Memory Tips
Remember this as the 'workhorse' ending for adjectives. When in doubt in many cases, '-en' is a common choice.