Beteiligten

Beteiligten is a German noun form used to refer to the people who participate in a process or have a stake in a matter. The base verb is beteiligen, meaning to involve or to participate, and the noun form describes those individuals or groups who are involved. The most common construction in everyday and formal language is die Beteiligten, meaning the participants or the parties involved.

In German grammar, Beteiligter is the singular masculine noun for an involved person, and Beteiligte or Beteiligten are the plural forms. The word appears in various case forms, for example der Beteiligte (nominative singular), den Beteiligten (dative plural), der Beteiligten (genitive plural). In practice, the phrase refers to anyone who has a role, interest, or stake in a decision, procedure, project, or event. It is widely used in law, administration, business, and journalism.

Usage examples include: Die Beteiligten wurden zu dem Treffen eingeladen. Die Beteiligten einigen sich auf einen Kompromiss. In rechtlichen texts, die Beteiligten können Kläger, Beklagte, Zeugen oder andere Stakeholder umfassen. The term emphasizes participation and responsibility, and it is common to differentiate Beteiligte from andere Gruppen like Außenstehende (outsiders) or Dritte (third parties).

Translations into English often render it as stakeholders or parties involved, or simply participants, depending on context. Related concepts include Beteiligung (involvement or participation) and Beteiligter/Beteiligte as the individual participants.