folgend
Translation
following, subsequent, next
Examples
Bitte lesen Sie den folgenden Text.
Please read the following text.
Am folgenden Tag reisten wir ab.
On the following day, we departed.
Grammar Patterns
((as an adjective before a noun)) the following ... Please read the following sentence.
Similar Words
Synonyms: nachstehend, kommend; Antonyms: vorig, vorhergehend
Etymology
This is the present participle of the verb 'folgen' (to follow). The '-d' suffix indicates the present participle form.
Memory Tips
It's constructed just like 'follow-ing' in English. The verb 'folgen' becomes the adjective 'folgend'.