ausgerichteten

Ausgerichteten is the inflected form of the German participle ausgerichtet, used as an adjective. The verb ausrichten means to align, to adjust, or to direct toward a goal or audience. In its participle form, ausgerichtet, it describes something that has been oriented or aligned, either literally (physical alignment) or metaphorically (goal-oriented, targeted).

In contemporary usage, ausgerichteten appears in attributive position with a determiner, and its ending depends on number and case. For example, in the plural with a definite article: Die ausgerichteten Ziele wurden priorisiert. In a relative clause or with another determiner: Die auf Nachhaltigkeit ausgerichteten Unternehmen. In the dative singular: Dem ausgerichteten Plan sollten wir folgen. The predicative form remains ausgerichtet: Das System ist ausgerichtet.

Meanings covered include physical alignment (regals, Möbel) as well as strategic orientation (an organization, product, or process that is aimed at a specific objective or audience). The phrase auf etwas ausgerichtet is common and translates roughly as aimed at or oriented toward something.

Etymologically, ausgerichtet derives from ausrichten, a compound of prefix aus- and richten (to straighten, position, direct). The lexical sense has broadened in many contexts to cover planning, strategy, and market orientation, not only mechanical alignment.

In summary, ausgerichteten is the inflected attributive form used to describe items or concepts that have been oriented toward a target, goal, or audience. It is commonly found in phrases such as die ausgerichteten Ziele, die auf den Kunden ausgerichteten Strategien, or dem ausgerichteten Plan.