adjective
present, in attendance
B1
Anwesend: adjective meaning ‘present’ or ‘in attendance’, used predicatively (Er ist anwesend) and attributively (anwesende Personen). Antonym: abwesend. It’s gradable with comparative anwesender and superlative am anwesendsten. No auxiliary or reflexive issues; commonly used with bei (bei der Sitzung anwesend sein). Typical in formal attendance contexts like meetings or classes.
Examples
Nur wenige Gäste waren anwesend.
Only a few guests were in attendance.
Obwohl nicht alle Teilnehmer anwesend waren, begann die Sitzung pünktlich.
Although not all participants were present, the meeting started on time.
Alle Schüler waren heute anwesend.
All students were present today.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a roll call with people standing and the teacher saying 'anwesend' when they are there.
Sounds a bit like 'on well-send' — imagine someone 'on' a list being sent as present.
Notes
Commonly used to describe physical presence at meetings, classes, or events. It is gradable in context (e.g., 'vollständig anwesend' rarely used).