Ongoing in different languages

Ongoing in Different Languages

Discover 'Ongoing' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Ongoing


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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

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe 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".
AmharicThe 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.
ArabicThe word " جاري التنفيذ" in Arabic is derived from the verb "جرى" meaning "flow" or "continue", hence its connotation of "in progress" or "under way."
AzerbaijaniIn Azerbaijani, "davam edir" is derived from the verb "davam etmək" meaning "to continue" or "to proceed".
BasqueThe word "etengabea" can also mean "constant", "perpetual", or "indeterminate" in Basque.
BengaliThe 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.
BulgarianThe word "продължава" ("ongoing") also means "continues" or "follows" in Bulgarian.
CatalanIn 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”.
CorsicanThe 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."
CzechThe word "pokračující" originates from the verb "pokračovati", meaning to continue or proceed.
DanishThe word "igangværende" shares the same root word as "gang", meaning "to go" or "to walk".
DutchIn addition to meaning "ongoing", "voortgaande" can also mean "progressive" or "successive".
Esperanto"Daŭranta" can mean "continuously existing" or "lasting for some time."
EstonianIn addition to its literal meaning, "jätkuv" also conveys the sense of "continuous" or "successive" in Estonian.
FinnishThe word "meneillään oleva" literally translates to "in progress" or "currently happening".
FrenchEn 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".
GalicianIn Galician, "en curso" can also mean "afloat" or "in motion".
GermanThe word "laufend" can also mean "current" or "running" in German.
GreekThe Greek word "σε εξέλιξη" can also mean "under development" or "in progress".
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "ચાલુ" (chālu) can also mean "current" or "present".
Haitian Creole"Kontinyèl" in Haitian Creole can also mean "continuously" or "unceasingly".
HausaThe Hausa word "mai gudana" also means "to continue" or "to remain".
HawaiianThe Hawaiian word "mau ana" also means "continuous" and "everlasting."
HebrewThe word "מתמשך" (ongoing) is related to the word "משוך" (to stretch), suggesting something that is extended over time.
HindiThe Hindi word "चल रही है" also means "is running" in English.
HmongThe Hmong word "tsis tu ncua" can also mean "continuous" or "unceasing".
HungarianThe word "folyamatban lévő" can also mean "under process" or "in progress".
IcelandicÁframhaldandi is etymologically derived from the archaic Norwegian word "áframhaldendi" meaning "continuous," "uninterrupted," or "without interruption."
IgboThe Igbo word "na-aga n'ihu" can also refer to progress or continuation.
IndonesianThe word "sedang berlangsung" in Indonesian also means "in progress" or "underway".
IrishLeanúnach's meaning in Irish translates to 'following' or 'pursuing'.
ItalianThe 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."
JavaneseThe 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".
Khmerកំពុងបន្ត is related to the word បាន which is used in Khmer to express a state of completedness or achievement.
KoreanThe word 전진 can also be split into two characters, 전 meaning 'front' and 진 meaning 'forward'
KurdishThe word "berdewam e" can also mean "continuous" or "uninterrupted" in Kurdish.
LatinThe 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.
MacedonianThe word "во тек" in Macedonian, meaning "ongoing," is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *tekǫ, which also means "to flow".
MalagasyThe 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".
MalteseThe word "għaddej" in Maltese originally meant "going ahead" or "advancing", and it is related to the word "għadma" which means "bone".
MaoriThe word "haere tonu" contains the elements "haere" (to go) and "tonu" (continuously), implying a journey that persists.
MarathiThe word "चालू आहे" in Marathi is often mistranslated as "currently," but its literal meaning is closer to "in motion."
MongolianThe word "үргэлжилж байна" in Mongolian can also refer to something that is constant or uninterrupted.
Nepaliचलिरहेको छ comes from the verb root चल , meaning 'to move' or 'to go'
NorwegianDerived 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.
PashtoThe Pashto word "روانه ده" not only means "ongoing" but also refers to a type of traditional Afghan bread.
PersianThe 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”.
RomanianThe Romanian word "în curs de desfășurare" can also mean "in the process of", "underway", or "in progress".
RussianThe word "продолжающийся" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic verb "продолжати," meaning "to continue," and has connotations of continuity and progress.
SamoanThe 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 GaelicThe word "a ’leantainn" is derived from the Gaelic word "leantainn," which means "to pursue, follow, or pursue".
SerbianThe Serbian word "у току, сталан" can also mean "in progress" or "current".
SesothoE tsoelang pele can also mean "moving forward" or "making progress."
ShonaThe word 'kuenderera' is derived from the verb 'kuenderera,' meaning 'to be in a state of continuity.'
SindhiIt 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".
SomaliThe Somali word "socda" can also mean "to walk" or "to move."
SpanishThe Spanish phrase "en marcha" can also mean "on the way" or "in progress."
SundaneseThe Sundanese word "lumangsung" has an alternate meaning of "in the process of happening".
SwahiliThe Swahili word "inayoendelea" can also mean "to be continuing" or "to be in progress"
SwedishThe 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.
TajikThe word "давомдор" comes from the Persian word "davamdār" which means "perseverance" or "persistence"}
ThaiThe word "ต่อเนื่อง" in Thai can also mean "adjacent" or "connected".
TurkishThe word "devam eden" derives from the Arabic word "devam", meaning "continuation".
UkrainianThe word "триває" (ongoing) in Ukrainian is derived from the Proto-Slavic "*trajati", meaning "to endure" or "to last".
UrduThe 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".
UzbekThe word "davom etayotgan" in Uzbek can also mean "current" or "present".
VietnameseThe word "đang diễn ra" can also refer to something that is happening or taking place at the moment.
WelshIn Welsh, 'yn barhaus' translates to 'continuously' or 'unceasingly', but its literal meaning is 'in the bosom'.
XhosaThe word "eqhubekayo" can also refer to a process or activity that is in progress, or continuous.
Yiddishאָנגאָינג is the Yiddish spelling of the English word "ongoing".
ZuluOkuqhubekayo is a composite word composed of -okhu and -qhubeka, and can also mean “that which needs to continue being worked on”.
EnglishThe word "ongoing" originated in the 14th century and meant "walking" or "pacing about".

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