This is the 1871st most frequent German word.
teilnehmenden
"Teilnehmenden" means "participants" in English.
Here, "teilnehmenden" serves as an attributive adjective describing "Studierenden" (students) and indicating their participation in the discussion.
Die teilnehmenden Studierenden haben viel von der Diskussion gelernt.
The participating students learned a lot from the discussion.
"Teilnehmenden" is used as an attributive adjective describing "Kollegen" (colleagues), specifying that they were participating.
Wir möchten allen teilnehmenden Kollegen für ihren Beitrag danken.
We would like to thank all participating colleagues for their contribution.
In this sentence, "teilnehmenden" serves as a noun derived from an adjective, referring to "participants," those who were taking part in the event.