Angestrebten

Angestrebten is a German attributive adjective formed from the verb anstreben, meaning to strive for or to aspire to. The base participle angestrebt is used in predicative position, while angestrebten is the declined form used before a noun to express that something is aspired or targeted.

Grammatical notes: Angestrebten follows the standard adjective declension after determiners. For example, die angestrebten Ziele (plural, nominative/accusative); das angestrebte Ziel (neuter singular); dem angestrebten Plan (dative masculine singular); des angestrebten Ziels (genitive neuter singular). The form angestrebten is not used predicatively; in such cases one would typically say das Ziel ist angestrebt.

Usage and nuance: The term is common in planning, goals, and evaluation, particularly in business, academia, and policy contexts. It conveys that something has been aimed for, pursued, or designed as an objective, not yet necessarily achieved. It emphasizes intention and direction in contrast to completed outcomes.

Examples: Das angestrebte Ziel der Studie war eine signifikante Reduktion der Emissionen. Die angestrebten Ergebnisse der Projektphase entsprachen nicht den Erwartungen. Zu den angestrebten Maßnahmen gehören Investitionen in Bildung und Infrastruktur.

See also: anstreben, Ziel, Zielsetzung, Ziele.