Afrikaans deurlopend | ||
Albanian në vazhdim | ||
Amharic በመካሄድ ላይ | ||
Arabic جاري التنفيذ | ||
Armenian շարունակական | ||
Assamese চলি আছে | ||
Aymara sarantaskakiwa | ||
Azerbaijani davam edir | ||
Bambara min bɛ sen na | ||
Basque etengabea | ||
Belarusian працягваецца | ||
Bengali চলমান | ||
Bhojpuri जारी बा | ||
Bosnian u toku | ||
Bulgarian продължава | ||
Catalan en marxa | ||
Cebuano nagpadayon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 进行中 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 進行中 | ||
Corsican in corsu | ||
Croatian u tijeku | ||
Czech pokračující | ||
Danish igangværende | ||
Dhivehi ހިނގަމުންދެއެވެ | ||
Dogri चल रहा है | ||
Dutch voortgaande | ||
English ongoing | ||
Esperanto daŭranta | ||
Estonian jätkuv | ||
Ewe si yia edzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) patuloy | ||
Finnish meneillään oleva | ||
French en cours | ||
Frisian oanhâldend | ||
Galician en curso | ||
Georgian მიმდინარე | ||
German laufend | ||
Greek σε εξέλιξη | ||
Guarani oñemotenondéva | ||
Gujarati ચાલુ | ||
Haitian Creole kontinyèl | ||
Hausa mai gudana | ||
Hawaiian mau ana | ||
Hebrew מתמשך | ||
Hindi चल रही है | ||
Hmong tsis tu ncua | ||
Hungarian folyamatban lévő | ||
Icelandic áframhaldandi | ||
Igbo na-aga n'ihu | ||
Ilocano agtultuloy | ||
Indonesian sedang berlangsung | ||
Irish leanúnach | ||
Italian in corso | ||
Japanese 進行中 | ||
Javanese aktif | ||
Kannada ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ | ||
Kazakh жалғасуда | ||
Khmer កំពុងបន្ត | ||
Kinyarwanda birakomeje | ||
Konkani चालू आसा | ||
Korean 전진 | ||
Krio we de go bifo | ||
Kurdish berdewam e | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەردەوامە | ||
Kyrgyz уланып жатат | ||
Lao ຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ | ||
Latin ongoing | ||
Latvian turpinās | ||
Lingala ezali kokoba | ||
Lithuanian vyksta | ||
Luganda okugenda mu maaso | ||
Luxembourgish lafend | ||
Macedonian во тек | ||
Maithili चलैत अछि | ||
Malagasy mitohy | ||
Malay berterusan | ||
Malayalam നടന്നുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു | ||
Maltese għaddej | ||
Maori haere tonu | ||
Marathi चालू आहे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo kalpui mek a ni | ||
Mongolian үргэлжилж байна | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဆက်လက်ဖြစ်ပွားနေသော | ||
Nepali चलिरहेको छ | ||
Norwegian pågående | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kupitilira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଜାରି ରହିଛି | | ||
Oromo itti fufee jira | ||
Pashto روانه ده | ||
Persian در دست اقدام | ||
Polish trwający | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) em andamento | ||
Punjabi ਚਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ | ||
Quechua puririq | ||
Romanian în curs de desfășurare | ||
Russian продолжающийся | ||
Samoan faifai pea | ||
Sanskrit प्रचलति | ||
Scots Gaelic a ’leantainn | ||
Sepedi e tšwelago pele | ||
Serbian у току, сталан | ||
Sesotho e tsoelang pele | ||
Shona kuenderera | ||
Sindhi جاري آهي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අඛණ්ඩව | ||
Slovak prebieha | ||
Slovenian v teku | ||
Somali socda | ||
Spanish en marcha | ||
Sundanese lumangsung | ||
Swahili inayoendelea | ||
Swedish pågående | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) nagpapatuloy | ||
Tajik давомдор | ||
Tamil நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கிறது | ||
Tatar дәвам итә | ||
Telugu కొనసాగుతున్న | ||
Thai ต่อเนื่อง | ||
Tigrinya ቀጻሊ ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga ku ya emahlweni | ||
Turkish devam eden | ||
Turkmen dowam edýär | ||
Twi (Akan) kɔ so | ||
Ukrainian триває | ||
Urdu جاری | ||
Uyghur داۋاملىشىۋاتىدۇ | ||
Uzbek davom etayotgan | ||
Vietnamese đang diễn ra | ||
Welsh yn barhaus | ||
Xhosa eqhubekayo | ||
Yiddish אָנגאָינג | ||
Yoruba ti nlọ lọwọ | ||
Zulu okuqhubekayo |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "deurlopend" is derived from the Dutch word "doorlopend" meaning "continual". In addition to its primary meaning of "ongoing", "deurlopend" can also mean "continuous". |
| Albanian | "Vazhdim" in Albanian means "continue" and is related to the word "vazh" which means "road" or "path". |
| Amharic | The word በመካሄድ ላይ comes from the root word መካሄድ, which means 'to go' or 'to happen'. It can also be used to describe something that is in progress or happening over a period of time. |
| Arabic | The word " جاري التنفيذ" in Arabic is derived from the verb "جرى" meaning "flow" or "continue", hence its connotation of "in progress" or "under way." |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "davam edir" is derived from the verb "davam etmək" meaning "to continue" or "to proceed". |
| Basque | The word "etengabea" can also mean "constant", "perpetual", or "indeterminate" in Basque. |
| Bengali | The term "চলমান" can refer to moving things, as well as to continuous processes or states in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | "U toku" means something that is in progress or happening now or currently but has not finished or ended yet. |
| Bulgarian | The word "продължава" ("ongoing") also means "continues" or "follows" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, the phrase "en marxa" not only means "ongoing" but also refers to the starting of a vehicle or the beginning of a journey. |
| Cebuano | "Nagpadayon" is derived from the root word "padayon", which means "to continue" or "to go on". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 进行中 can also mean to operate or function (as in a machine or vehicle). |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 進行中 also means “proceeding” and “in process”. |
| Corsican | The term "in corsu" originally meant "at a run" or "running" and is a remnant of a time when Corsican was spoken by a largely pastoral community, in which running and other feats of physical prowess were highly valued. |
| Croatian | "U tijeku" is a Croatian phrase that derives from the words "u" (in) and "tijek" (course), meaning "in progress" or "in the course of." |
| Czech | The word "pokračující" originates from the verb "pokračovati", meaning to continue or proceed. |
| Danish | The word "igangværende" shares the same root word as "gang", meaning "to go" or "to walk". |
| Dutch | In addition to meaning "ongoing", "voortgaande" can also mean "progressive" or "successive". |
| Esperanto | "Daŭranta" can mean "continuously existing" or "lasting for some time." |
| Estonian | In addition to its literal meaning, "jätkuv" also conveys the sense of "continuous" or "successive" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | The word "meneillään oleva" literally translates to "in progress" or "currently happening". |
| French | En cours derives from the Old French words 'en' and 'cors' meaning 'in' and 'way' respectively |
| Frisian | "Oanhâldend" derives from the verb "oanhalde" which means "to hold on" or "to keep going". |
| Galician | In Galician, "en curso" can also mean "afloat" or "in motion". |
| German | The word "laufend" can also mean "current" or "running" in German. |
| Greek | The Greek word "σε εξέλιξη" can also mean "under development" or "in progress". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ચાલુ" (chālu) can also mean "current" or "present". |
| Haitian Creole | "Kontinyèl" in Haitian Creole can also mean "continuously" or "unceasingly". |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "mai gudana" also means "to continue" or "to remain". |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "mau ana" also means "continuous" and "everlasting." |
| Hebrew | The word "מתמשך" (ongoing) is related to the word "משוך" (to stretch), suggesting something that is extended over time. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "चल रही है" also means "is running" in English. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tsis tu ncua" can also mean "continuous" or "unceasing". |
| Hungarian | The word "folyamatban lévő" can also mean "under process" or "in progress". |
| Icelandic | Áframhaldandi is etymologically derived from the archaic Norwegian word "áframhaldendi" meaning "continuous," "uninterrupted," or "without interruption." |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "na-aga n'ihu" can also refer to progress or continuation. |
| Indonesian | The word "sedang berlangsung" in Indonesian also means "in progress" or "underway". |
| Irish | Leanúnach's meaning in Irish translates to 'following' or 'pursuing'. |
| Italian | The phrase "in corso" in Italian shares its origins with the Latin term "cursus," meaning "to run" or "to travel," capturing the idea of something in motion or progression. |
| Japanese | "進行中" is a Japanese word meaning "in progress", but it also has connotations of "something that is continuing" or "something that is still happening." |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "aktif" can also mean "active" or "diligent". |
| Kazakh | "Жалғасуда" in Kazakh means both "ongoing" and "in succession", coming from the verb "жалғау" meaning "to continue" and "to attach". |
| Khmer | កំពុងបន្ត is related to the word បាន which is used in Khmer to express a state of completedness or achievement. |
| Korean | The word 전진 can also be split into two characters, 전 meaning 'front' and 진 meaning 'forward' |
| Kurdish | The word "berdewam e" can also mean "continuous" or "uninterrupted" in Kurdish. |
| Latin | The term "ongoing" stems from the Latin gerund of "eo", meaning "to go" and "in" meaning "on" and is used to indicate actions that are continuing or developing. |
| Latvian | "Turpinās" can also mean "persevere" or "persist" |
| Lithuanian | "Vyksta" in Lithuanian also means "takes place" or "occurs" |
| Luxembourgish | "Lafend" is also used to describe an alcoholic drink that is regularly consumed over an extended period of time. |
| Macedonian | The word "во тек" in Macedonian, meaning "ongoing," is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *tekǫ, which also means "to flow". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "mitohy" derives from the Malay word "tetap" meaning "to stick". The word "mitohy" is also used to denote "to continue". |
| Malay | "Berterusan" is related to the word "terus" meaning "straight". |
| Maltese | The word "għaddej" in Maltese originally meant "going ahead" or "advancing", and it is related to the word "għadma" which means "bone". |
| Maori | The word "haere tonu" contains the elements "haere" (to go) and "tonu" (continuously), implying a journey that persists. |
| Marathi | The word "चालू आहे" in Marathi is often mistranslated as "currently," but its literal meaning is closer to "in motion." |
| Mongolian | The word "үргэлжилж байна" in Mongolian can also refer to something that is constant or uninterrupted. |
| Nepali | चलिरहेको छ comes from the verb root चल , meaning 'to move' or 'to go' |
| Norwegian | Derived from the verb "gå" (go) and the suffix "-ende" (current, present), "pågående" literally means "going on" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kupitilira" comes from the verb "kupita" meaning "to pass by" and the suffix "-ira" indicating an ongoing action. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "روانه ده" not only means "ongoing" but also refers to a type of traditional Afghan bread. |
| Persian | The Persian word "در دست اقدام" can also mean "being processed" or "in progress". |
| Polish | "Trwający" (ongoing) comes from "trwać" (to last), itself derived from Proto-Slavic "tyravati" (to push, to pull). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The literal translation of “em andamento” is “walking”, but it’s figuratively used to mean “ongoing” or “in progress”. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "în curs de desfășurare" can also mean "in the process of", "underway", or "in progress". |
| Russian | The word "продолжающийся" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic verb "продолжати," meaning "to continue," and has connotations of continuity and progress. |
| Samoan | The term "faifai pea" can also refer to the ongoing process of preparing traditional Samoan dishes, with "faifai" meaning "to weave" and "pea" meaning "to cook slowly". |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "a ’leantainn" is derived from the Gaelic word "leantainn," which means "to pursue, follow, or pursue". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "у току, сталан" can also mean "in progress" or "current". |
| Sesotho | E tsoelang pele can also mean "moving forward" or "making progress." |
| Shona | The word 'kuenderera' is derived from the verb 'kuenderera,' meaning 'to be in a state of continuity.' |
| Sindhi | It seems to be most closely related to 'jari' or 'jariya' meaning 'moving' or 'flowing' in some parts of India. |
| Slovak | "Prebieha" literally means "running before" and can also be used as "proceeding". |
| Slovenian | "V teku" derives from the Old Slavonic "teci" meaning "to flow" via Church Slavonic "tekū" meaning "course" and is cognate with Czech "tok" and Polish "tok". |
| Somali | The Somali word "socda" can also mean "to walk" or "to move." |
| Spanish | The Spanish phrase "en marcha" can also mean "on the way" or "in progress." |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "lumangsung" has an alternate meaning of "in the process of happening". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "inayoendelea" can also mean "to be continuing" or "to be in progress" |
| Swedish | The Swedish word 'pågående' can also refer to something that is 'forthcoming' or 'impending'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Nagpapatuloy" can also mean "constantly working" or "continuously developing" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The word "давомдор" comes from the Persian word "davamdār" which means "perseverance" or "persistence"} |
| Thai | The word "ต่อเนื่อง" in Thai can also mean "adjacent" or "connected". |
| Turkish | The word "devam eden" derives from the Arabic word "devam", meaning "continuation". |
| Ukrainian | The word "триває" (ongoing) in Ukrainian is derived from the Proto-Slavic "*trajati", meaning "to endure" or "to last". |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "جاری" (jaari) can also refer to "flowing" or "in circulation", and is derived from the Arabic word "جار" (jaar) meaning "to flow" or "to issue forth". |
| Uzbek | The word "davom etayotgan" in Uzbek can also mean "current" or "present". |
| Vietnamese | The word "đang diễn ra" can also refer to something that is happening or taking place at the moment. |
| Welsh | In Welsh, 'yn barhaus' translates to 'continuously' or 'unceasingly', but its literal meaning is 'in the bosom'. |
| Xhosa | The word "eqhubekayo" can also refer to a process or activity that is in progress, or continuous. |
| Yiddish | אָנגאָינג is the Yiddish spelling of the English word "ongoing". |
| Zulu | Okuqhubekayo is a composite word composed of -okhu and -qhubeka, and can also mean “that which needs to continue being worked on”. |
| English | The word "ongoing" originated in the 14th century and meant "walking" or "pacing about". |