erhobenen

Erhobenen is the declined form of the German past participle erhoben, used as an adjective to describe something that is raised or elevated. The verb erheben means to raise, lift, or, in a broader sense, to issue or impose (as in Steuern erheben). As an attributive or predicative adjective, erhoben follows standard German adjective declension, changing endings according to gender, number, case, and article.

Common constructions include: dem erhobenen Zeigefinger (masculine singular, dative, after a definite article); mit erhobenen Händen (plural, dative); eine erhobene Stimme (feminine singular, nominative or accusative with an indefinite article); die erhobene Stimme (feminine singular, with a definite article); erhobene Hände (plural, nominative or accusative with no article); die erhobenen Hände (plural, nominative or accusative with a definite article); mit den erhobenen Händen (plural, dative with a definite article). These examples illustrate how the ending -en or -e is applied depending on case, number, and determiner.

Usage notes: erhoben is one form used in fixed phrases to indicate physical elevation (hands raised, a raised finger) as well as figurative elevation (a raised voice). It is not a noun but a participial adjective; its form aligns with normal German adjective declensions, with weak endings after definite determiners and strong or mixed endings in other contexts.

Etymology: the form derives from the verb erheben, with the prefix er- and the past participle erhoben; the attributive form in compounds and phrases is inflected as a standard German adjective.

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