durchgelassenen

Durchgelassenen is the declined adjective form of the German past participle durchgelassen, derived from the verb durchlassen. It describes something that has been permitted to pass through a barrier, screening, or boundary, and is used as an attributive or predicative descriptor. The form durchgelassenen appears when the adjective is declined after a definite determiner and in plural or in certain singular cases, following the weak declension pattern.

Etymology and structure: durch- is a prefix meaning through, lassen means to let or allow, and gelassen is the past participle. As an adjective, durchgelassenen can refer to items, persons, or substances that have been authorized or allowed to pass a checkpoint, barrier, or test. The related noun is der Durchlass, meaning a pass-through or doorway.

Usage and contexts: The term commonly occurs in contexts such as border control, security screening, production quality control, and traffic management, where items or individuals are examined and either permitted or forbidden to move forward. It is primarily descriptive and factual, often found in reporting or documentation.

Declension notes: wegen definiten Artikels or similar determiners, the ending -en marks the weak declension in many plural or masculine accusative singular forms. Examples: Die durchgelassenen Türen (the doors that were allowed to pass); Die durchgelassenen Fahrzeuge (the vehicles that were permitted to go through); Den durchgelassenen Mann (the man who was allowed to pass); Den durchgelassenen Türen (to/for the doors in a dative context).

Related terms: durchlassen (to let through), Durchlass (passage, opening), zugelassen (admitted, approved).