Maskierten

Maskierten is a form of the German word maskiert, meaning "masked" or "disguised." It can appear in several grammatical roles, depending on context.

As a verb form, maskierten is the simple past (Präteritum) tense of maskieren. It is used to describe actions completed in the past, such as “sie maskierten sich” (they masked themselves).

As an attributive or predicative adjective, maskierten serves to describe a noun that follows or is linked by a verb: for example, “maskierte Gesichter” (masked faces) or “die maskierten Teilnehmer” (the masked participants). In this use, the ending agrees with the gender, number, and case of the noun, and the form maskierten is common in plural contexts after definite articles (die maskierten Personen).

In some contexts, Maskierten (capitalized) can be used as a nominalized plural noun to refer to a group of masked people, for instance in journalism or fiction, where “die Maskierten” stands for “the masked ones.”

Usage and contexts: maskiert and its forms appear in everyday German when describing disguises, costumes, or anonymity. They are also common in discussions of theatre, masquerade traditions, films, and news reports about masked demonstrators or participants in protests. The term shares its root with maskieren, which in turn derives from the concept of a masque or disguise.

See also: Masking, Masque, Disguise, Anonymity.