Gewähltes

Gewähltes is the neuter singular form of the German adjective gewählt, derived from the verb wählen (to choose or to elect). As an attributive adjective, it means chosen or selected and declines according to gender, number, and case. For neuter singular nouns, it appears as gewähltes before the noun when there is no definite article, for example: gewähltes Objekt. With a definite article, the form changes to gewählte as in das gewählte Objekt. The term can also appear with other determiners and in various cases, producing forms such as dem gewählten Objekt or des gewählten Objekts.

In addition to its use as an attributive adjective, gewähltes can be nominalized to das Gewählte, meaning “the chosen one” or “the elect.” This noun form is capitalized in German and is used in contexts such as politics, religion, or literature to refer to a person or group selected or destined for a particular role. The plural Die Gewählten translates to “the chosen ones” or “the elects.”

Gewählt is often used interchangeably with other synonyms, depending on nuance. Ausgewählt emphasizes a deliberate elimination or selection process, while ausgewählt or ausgesucht can convey meticulous picking. In everyday language, the neuter form gewähltes appears in phrases like ein gewähltes Verfahren (a chosen/selected procedure) or eine gewählte Lösung (a chosen/selected solution), while das Gewählte highlights the focal person or object in question.

In English, gewähltes generally translates as chosen or selected, and das Gewählte as “the chosen one” or “the elect,” depending on context. The term is common in political, administrative, and everyday language to indicate deliberate selection.