bedrohter

Bedrohter is a German adjective meaning “threatened” or “in danger.” It describes someone or something that faces risk or harm, such as a population, animal, or individual. The word is derived from the verb bedrohen, to threaten, and is commonly used in everyday language as well as in scientific, policy, and media contexts.

Grammatical note: bedroht- forms decline like other adjectives in German. The form bedrohter is used as the masculine singular nominative or accusative in contexts without a definite article (for example, ein bedrohter Mann). The feminine singular typically takes bedrohte, the neuter singular bedrohtes. In plural usage, you can encounter bedrohte Arten (no article, plural) or die bedrohten Arten (definite article, plural). The exact ending depends on the article and the noun’s gender and case.

Usage examples: The phrase vom Aussterben bedrohte Arten is a common ecological expression meaning “species threatened with extinction.” Another example is eine bedrohter Mann in a hypothetical or literary context, though the standard form with a definite article is der bedrohte Mann. More broadly, the term appears in contexts such as bedrohter Zustand (a threatened state) or bedroh­te Zeugen (threatened witnesses). In conservation and risk assessment, bedrohter is often contrasted with terms like gefährdet or geschützt to describe varying levels of vulnerability.

See also: Bedrohen (to threaten), Bedrohung (threat), gefährdet (endangered or at risk), endangered-species terminology in conservation, vom Aussterben bedrohte Arten (the standard ecological phrase).