erzogen

Erzogen is the past participle and adjectival form of the German verb erziehen, meaning "to raise" or "to educate." As a grammatical form (Partizip II), erzogen is used in compound perfect and passive constructions (for example: "Sie hat die Kinder erzogen" — "She has raised the children"; "Die Kinder wurden erzogen" — "The children were raised"). As an adjective it commonly appears in descriptions such as gut erzogen ("well brought up") or schlecht erzogen ("poorly brought up").

In morphology and syntax, erzogen behaves like other German past participles: it combines with auxiliary verbs (haben in active perfects; sein/werden in certain passive and stative uses) and takes appropriate adjective endings when used attributively (ein erzogenes Kind). Semantically it covers formal education and informal upbringing, including manners, socialization, and parental influence, and is often discussed in contexts of parenting, pedagogy, and social policy.

Etymologically the form derives from the verb erziehen (er- + ziehen, "to pull/lead"), with roots in medieval German. Related words include Erziehung (upbringing, education), Erzieher (educator, caregiver), and aufziehen (to bring up). The term appears across German-speaking regions in everyday speech, professional literature on child development, and legal texts addressing parental responsibilities and child welfare.