aufgezeichneten

Aufgezeichneten is the declined form of the German past participle aufgezeichnet, derived from the verb aufzeichnen, which means to record, log, or document. As a participle used as an adjective, it describes nouns that have been recorded or documented, and it can occur in various genders, numbers, and cases.

In usage, aufgezeichneten appears mainly in plural or in certain singular cases with a weak adjective ending. Examples include die aufgezeichneten Daten (nominative plural), den aufgezeichneten Daten (dative plural), der aufgezeichneten Daten (genitive plural). In singular forms, you would see der aufgezeichnete Bericht (nominative masculine), die aufgezeichnete Datei (nominative feminine), or das aufgezeichnete Protokoll (nominative neuter), with corresponding endings in other cases (des aufgezeichneten Berichts, dem aufgezeichneten Bericht, etc.).

The word is frequently encountered in contexts such as data management, research, journalism, and archival work, where information or media have been captured and preserved. It is distinct from the related noun Aufzeichnung, which denotes the act or result of recording, and from the bare past participle used in finite verb forms (ich habe aufgezeichnet).

Etymologically, aufgezeichneten comes from aufzeichnen (to record) with the standard German adjective endings. Its exact ending—en in many plural contexts—reflects the common weak inflection after definite determiners in German grammar. The form should not be confused with unrelated uses of the base verb or with variations that arise in different grammatical cases.