der Lebende
living person
A person who is alive; a living person as opposed to a dead person.
EXAMPLE
Unter den Trümmern fanden die Helfer noch einen Lebenden.
Among the rubble, the rescuers found one living person.
der Lebende
living person
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Meanings
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Word formation
'Der Lebende' (the living person) is the nominalized present participle of 'leben' (to live). The ending '-end' indicates an ongoing state; as a nominalized form, 'Lebende' is capitalized.
EXAMPLE
Der Lebende konnte den Rettungskräften noch seinen Namen nennen.
The living person was still able to tell the rescue workers his name.
Sentence pattern
'Der Lebende' (the living person) can be further described as a noun with a relative clause. The relative clause explains which living person is meant.
EXAMPLE
Der Lebende, der neben dem Unfallort gefunden wurde, wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht.
The living person who was found next to the scene of the accident was taken to the hospital.
Formal style
'Der Lebende' (the living person) sounds rather elevated or factual and is used especially in literary, religious, or philosophical texts.
EXAMPLE
Das Denkmal soll die Lebenden an die Opfer des Krieges erinnern.
The monument is intended to remind the living of the victims of the war.
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