abgebautem

Abgebautem is a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item. It is the dative singular form of the adjective derived from the German verb abbauen, whose past participle is abgebaut. As an adjective, abgebaut describes something that has been dismantled, deconstructed, depleted, or reduced, depending on the context. The form abgebautem appears when the noun it modifies is in the dative case, typically masculine or neuter, and the sentence either contains no article or uses strong declension, for example: mit abgebautem Bergbau or in abgebautem Zustand.

In usage, the sense of abgebautem follows the meanings of the verb abbauen: to physically dismantle or remove equipment, to reduce or wind down activity, or to extract minerals and resources. Because it is a declined form, the exact meaning shifts with the noun it accompanies and the broader context. The same participle can also appear in other cases with different endings, such as abgebauter, abgebautes, or abgebauten, depending on gender, number, and determiner.

Related terms include Abbau, the noun for the process of extraction, dismantling, or reduction, and abbauen, the verb. In translation, abgebaut can be rendered as dismantled, decommissioned, depleted, or reduced, while abgebautem specifically marks the dative singular form in descriptive phrases.

Overall, abgebautem is a typical example of German participial adjectives that derive from a verb and change form to reflect case, number, and gender. Its use is common in technical, industrial, or descriptive writing whenever a deactivated or exhausted state is being described.