Gefährdetes

Gefährdetes is the neuter singular attributive form of the German adjective gefärdet?clarify: gefärdet? The correct adjective is gefährdet, and gefährrdetes is not correct. The form gefäh rr? The neuter singular form of gefährdet used without a definite article is gefährdetes. It means endangered or at risk. It is not a stand-alone noun, but an adjective form that accompanies a noun.

In usage, gefährdetes appears before a neuter noun: gefährdetes Tier, gefährdetes Gebiet. With a definite article, the form changes to das gefährdete Tier; with an indefinite article, ein gefährdetes Tier. The plural form is gefährdete Arten. The word derives from the verb gefährden (to endanger) and the noun Gefahr (danger), with gefährdet functioning as a participial adjective.

In context, gefährdetes is commonly found in ecological, conservation, and scientific writing to describe species, habitats, or populations whose survival is at risk of extinction. It is important to distinguish gefährdet from gefährlich: gefährdet denotes risk/status for survival, while gefährlich describes something that poses danger to others.

Related terms include Gefährdung (endangerment/danger), gefährdet, and the progressively stronger categories such as stark gefährdet (strongly endangered) in conservation classifications. In German-language red lists and ecological reports, the phrase gefährdete Arten (endangered species) is a standard form. Overall, gefährdetes serves as a grammatical tool to express risk status in neutral, descriptive German.