aufgenommenen

Aufgenommenen is a plural attributive form of the German past participle aufgenommen, derived from the verb aufnehmen. As a participle used as an adjective, aufnehmen has meanings such as “recorded,” “taken up,” or “admitted,” depending on the context. The specific ending -en in aufgenommenen occurs when the adjective is placed after a definite determiner (article, possessive, or similar) and in a plural noun phrase, indicating case, number, and gender.

In plural, after definite determiners, the endings are sichtbar in the following patterns: die aufgenommenen Filme (nominative or accusative plural), den aufgenommenen Filmen (dative plural), der aufgenommenen Filme (genitive plural). Without a determiner, the strong declension yields aufgenommene Filme in the nominative or accusative plural, for example, Die aufgenommene Filme would be incorrect here; the correct strong form is Die aufgenommenen Filme in standard usage, while die Filme, die aufgenommen wurden, describes a passive construction rather than an attributive form. The more common strong plural for attributive use is aufgenommene Filme.

Usage and sense: the term frequently appears in media and archival contexts to describe material that has been recorded, such as aufgenommene Aufnahmen or aufgenommene Tonspuren. It can also describe people who have been admitted, for example aufgenommenen Bewerber (admitted applicants), though more typical in everyday language is conveyed by the passive verb phrase wurden aufgenommen rather than a frequent attributive form.

Notes: aufgenommen is capitalized only when used as a noun or at the start of a sentence; as an adjective it remains lowercase. Related terms include Aufnahme (recording or intake), aufnehmen (to record, to admit), and aufzeichnen (to record).