ergriffenen
Ergriffenen is the plural inflected form of the German participial adjective ergriffen, derived from the verb ergreifen (to seize or to seize emotionally). In modern German, ergriffen functions both as a past participle and as an adjective. When used attributively with a definite article, it takes the ending -en in plural: die ergriffenen Kinder. In singular form, you would typically see der ergriffene Mann or das ergriffene Kind; with an indefinite article the endings vary (einen ergriffenen Mann).
The word also exists as a nominalized form: Ergriffene or Ergriffene, with capitalization, referring to people
- Physical capture: der Ergriffene can mean a person who has been seized or apprehended.
- Emotional impact: ergriffen can describe someone who is deeply moved, with the dependent plural form appearing
- Distinction: Ergriffen as adjective describes state or action (the seized or moved), while Ergriffene as a
- Die ergriffenen Kinder wurden sicher betreut. (The seized children were looked after safely.)
- Die Ergriffenen wurden vor Gericht gestellt. (The seized/affected persons were brought to court.)
- Nachdem er die Nachricht gehört hatte, war er völlig ergriffen. (After hearing the news, he was
- Root verb: ergreifen, past participle ergriffen.
- Related forms include ergreifen (to seize), ergriffen (adjective/participle), and the nominalized Ergriffene/Ergriffenen.