Untergebrachten

Untergebrachten is the attributive form of the German past participle untergebracht, derived from the verb unterbringen. It is used as an adjective to describe people or things that have been housed, accommodated, or placed in a facility or arrangement by someone else. The term is widely found in administrative, social, and humanitarian language, where it refers to individuals or groups assigned to housing or shelter by authorities, institutions, or organizations.

Usage and context: The phrase typically appears in contexts such as asylum procedures, refugee logistics, or emergency housing, as well as in education or social welfare when discussing temporary accommodation. Examples include referring to “die untergebrachten Flüchtlinge” or “die untergebrachten Personen.” While common in formal prose, it also occurs in reports, policy documents, and news coverage dealing with housing arrangements.

Grammar and inflection: Untergebrachten is an inflected adjective. Its ending changes with number, gender, and case, and with the presence of a definite or indefinite determiner. For example, with a definite article in nominative plural it appears as “die untergebrachten Personen”; without a determiner or with strong declension it can take forms such as “untergebrachte Personen.” Other forms include “untergebrachten” (masculine/neuter genitive or dative plural, depending on context) and “untergebrachte” in some singular or plural combinations.

See also: unterbringen (to house or accommodate), Unterbringung (housing or accommodation), Unterkunft (accommodation), adoption of participial adjectives in German grammar.

Note: The word carries neutral, bureaucratic connotations and is mainly used in formal writing about housing and relocation.