übernomener

Übernomener is the masculine nominative singular form of the German attributive adjective derived from the past participle übernommen, meaning taken over, adopted, or assumed. In usage, übernomener describes a noun that has been acquired or assumed by someone or something, often in the sense of responsibility, duties, plans, or ideas.

In the attributive position, the form of übernomener changes with gender, case, and article. For example:

- ein übernomener Fehler (masculine, nominative; indefinite article)

- der übernommene Fehler (masculine, nominative; definite article)

- eine übernommene Idee (feminine, nominative)

- das übernommene Programm (neuter, nominative)

- übernomene Ideen (plural, indefinite or definite with appropriate article)

The word is common in formal or written German, especially in discussions of organizational changes, responsibilities, or credit for ideas and plans that have been taken over from others. It is closely related to the verb übernehmen and shares its nuance of transfer or assumption.

Typical nuances include the sense that something has been accepted into a new framework, not necessarily originated by the current speaker, and the degree of formality can influence its appropriateness in everyday versus technical or administrative prose. Because übernehmen has a wide range of senses, übernomener consistently conveys the sense of something that has been taken over or adopted and now functions as part of the receiving context.

See also: German grammar, participles used as adjectives, attributive adjective declension, übernehmen.

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