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Happening, appearing, or showing up. This word is often used to describe the appearance of phenomena, problems, symptoms, or characteristics.
Die bei diesem Medikament am häufigsten auftretenden Nebenwirkungen sind Kopfschmerzen und Müdigkeit.
The side effects most commonly occurring with this medication are headaches and fatigue.
'Auftretend' (occurring) is the present participle of the verb 'auftreten' (to appear, to occur). It is used like an adjective before a noun to describe it.
Plötzlich auftretende Schmerzen sollten Sie ärztlich abklären lassen.
You should have suddenly occurring pain checked by a doctor.
This form is typical of written language, especially in formal, scientific, or medical texts. In spoken language, people would more likely use a relative clause.
Der Bericht listet alle im Projekt auftretenden Schwierigkeiten auf.
The report lists all the difficulties occurring in the project.
The word is mostly used for negative or neutral phenomena. Common combinations are 'auftretende Probleme' (occurring problems), 'auftretende Symptome' (occurring symptoms), 'auftretende Fehler' (occurring errors), or 'auftretende Kosten' (occurring costs).
Wir müssen einen Plan für unerwartet auftretende Probleme entwickeln.
We need to develop a plan for unexpectedly occurring problems.
appearing / forthcoming
„Auftretend“ and „erscheinend“ can both describe a problem or symptom. „Erscheinend“ draws more attention to something becoming visible or appearing at that moment, while „auftretend“ is more neutral and also refers to something occurring. Use „erscheinend“ when something is beginning to become visible and „auftretend“ for a general statement.
Die auftretenden Schmerzen verschwinden nach kurzer Zeit wieder.
The pain that occurred disappeared again after a short time.
Die erscheinenden roten Flecken wurden nach dem Duschen deutlich sichtbar.
The red spots that appeared became clearly visible after showering.
