Geschossene

Geschossene is a grammatical form in German rather than a standalone term with a fixed meaning. It comes from the verb schießen, which means to shoot, and specifically from the past participle geschossen. When the participle is used as an attributive adjective before a noun, it is declined to agree with the noun’s gender, number, and case. The form geschossene functions as the feminine singular attributive form, and also appears in other inflected forms such as die geschossenen Brücken (the shot bridges) in plural.

In practical use, geschossene describes objects that have been subjected to gunfire or bombardment. For example, Eine geschossene Brücke would mean “a bridge that has been shot” and Die geschossene Brücke wurde zerstört translates to “The shot bridge was destroyed.” The term is neutral in tone and is encountered mainly in descriptive, historical, or military contexts rather than as a lexical entry with its own meaning.

Because geschossene is an inflected form of geschossen, it does not constitute a separate independent word in the way a noun might. Its interpretation relies on the accompanying noun and the surrounding grammatical context. Other feminine singular or plural forms follow standard German adjective declension rules: das geschossene Fahrzeug (neuter singular uses das geschossene) is avoided here, while die geschossene Fassade or die geschossenen Brücken are typical examples.

See also: schießen, geschossen, German adjective declension, German past participles.