eingestellten

Eingestellten is the declined form of the German adjective and past participle eingestellt, derived from the verb einstellen. It functions as a modifier rather than a standalone noun and denotes something that has been set, adjusted, hired, or stopped, depending on context.

In use, eingestellten can refer to different senses. In the sense of configuration or parameter setting, it describes things that have been fixed or configured, for example eingestellten Parameter or eingestellten Werte. In HR and employment contexts, it describes employees who were hired, as in die eingestellten Mitarbeiter. In a production or policy context, it can describe measures or operations that have been halted or discontinued, for example eingestellten Maßnahmen or eingestellten Produktionslinien.

Morphology and grammar: eingestellten appears as the attributive form of the adjective in plural and in various cases after a definite article. For example, die eingestellten Mitarbeiter (nominative/accusative plural), den eingestellten Mitarbeitern (dative plural), der eingestellten Mitarbeiter (genitive plural). The endings reflect standard German adjective declension with a definite article.

Etymology and overview: The term comes from einstellen, a compound of ein- and stellen, with senses including to set or adjust, to hire, and to stop or suspend. The form eingestellten is used across these senses when the descriptor applies to plural nouns or other contexts requiring the declined form.

See also: Einstellung, einstellen, and related terms for setting, recruitment, and cessation.