Aufgenommene

Aufgenommene is a form of the German past participle aufgenommen, used as an adjective. The base verb aufnehmen means to take up, to record, or to admit, and the participle Aufnahme/aufgenommen is formed from this verb. When hochgestellt or attributive, aufgenommene functions as an adjective describing a noun that has been taken up, recorded, or admitted in a particular context. Its meaning depends on the context: for example, something that has been recorded (aufgenommen) or someone who has been admitted (zum Beispiel in a program or a hospital).

Declension and usage

As an attributive adjective after a definite article, aufgenommene takes a weak ending and agrees with the noun in gender and number. Examples include: der aufgenommene Bericht (masculine singular), die aufgenommene Aufnahme (feminine singular), das aufgenommene Foto (neuter singular). In plural, after the definite article the form is aufgenommenen: die aufgenommenen Berichte, die aufgenommenen Bilder. In other contexts, the form may appear with different endings according to the usual adjective declension rules in German.

Semantic range

Aufgenommene can describe records or entries that have been captured, as in aufgenommene Daten or aufgenommene Gespräche. It can also describe persons who have been admitted or enrolled, depending on the broader discourse, e.g., in a list of participants or admitted individuals.

Nominalization

The word can be nominalized and used as a noun by capitalizing, often in plural: die Aufgenommenen. This usage refers to people who have been admitted or recorded and functions similarly to a substantive plural indicating a group.

Related terms

Related forms include aufnehmen (to take up/record/admit), die Aufnahme (the recording or admission), and aufgenommen (past participle). See also grammar resources on participles used as adjectives in German.