eingestelltes

Eingestelltes is the attributive neuter singular form of the past participle eingestellt, derived from the verb einstellen. It functions as an adjective describing a neuter noun and conveys that the noun has been set, placed, fixed, or employed, depending on context. The form follows standard German adjective endings: after an indefinite article, the neuter nominative/accusative is eingestelltes; after a definite article like das, the form is eingestellte; in plural forms the endings change accordingly (eingestellte, eingestellten).

In practice, it appears in phrases such as ein eingestelltes Auto or ein eingestelltes Maß, where the noun is neuter and the adjective indicates that something has been set or established. With definite articles, you would typically see das eingestellte Auto. The meaning shifts with context: in a business sense it can refer to personnel who have been hired (eingestelltes Personal) in narrow usages, though the standard masculine form for a hired person is eingestellter Mitarbeiter and the feminine form eingestellte Mitarbeiterin.

Grammatically, eingestelltes is not a standalone noun but a declined participial adjective. If the participle is nominalized, it can appear as a capitalized Eingestelltes in contexts where the idea “the employed/established ones” is meant, though such usage is comparatively rare and highly context-dependent.

Etymology and usage are anchored in einstellen, a compound formed with ein- and the past participle eingestellt, with the meaning varying between “set/placed” and “employed/appointed” depending on the object and context.