Geriebene

Geriebene is an attributive form of the German past participle gerieben, meaning grated or shredded. It is used as an adjective before a noun to describe ingredients that have been grated. The form changes according to gender, number, and case, following standard German adjective declension rules.

Common usage and examples:

- die geriebene Karotte (feminine singular, nominative/accusative with definite article)

- der geriebene Käse (masculine singular, nominative with definite article)

- eine geriebene Kartoffel (feminine singular, nominative with indefinite article)

- die geriebenen Mandeln (feminine plural, nominative with definite article)

- geriebene Zitronenschale (feminine singular, without article)

In recipes and ingredient lists, geriebene is widely used to indicate that the ingredient has been grated. It can refer to fine or coarse grating, depending on context and accompanying terms (for example, fein gerieben for finely grated). The word is typically used in German-speaking regions and is synonymous in many contexts with geraspelt, though geraspelt is more common in some dialects or regional uses.

Etymology and grammar:

- Grundlage: from reiben (to grate) and the past participle gerieben. As an adjective, gerieben(e) appears with various endings to agree with the noun it modifies.

- Declension notes: with definite articles, endings are often -e for feminine singular or -en for plural; with indefinite articles, endings shift according to mixed declension; without articles, bare adjectives take endings appropriate to gender and number.

See also:

- Reiben (the verb)

- Grated foods and their culinary uses

- German adjective declension rules related to attributive adjectives