festgelegtem

Festgelegtem is a German inflected form of the past participle adjective festgelegt, meaning “determined,” “set,” or “fixed.” It appears in the dative singular masculine or neuter form and is used when an attributive adjective stands after a preposition or in a strong inflection without a definite article. The form indicates that the noun it modifies has been determined or established in advance.

Usage and examples:

As a strong-declension attributive adjective without a determiner, festgelegtem is used in contexts like mit festgelegtem Datum (with a fixed date) or unter festgelegt em Zeitrahmen (under a defined time frame). With a definite article, the adjective typically takes a different ending: dem festgelegten Datum, im festgelegten Zeitrahmen. The choice of ending follows standard German adjective declension rules for dative singular masculine or neuter nouns.

Semantic nuance:

festgelegt describes something that has been decided by rules, policy, agreement, or planning. It emphasizes constraint, predictability, and lack of flexibility. In technical, legal, or administrative language, festgelegt signals formal fixation of parameters such as dates, prices, deadlines, or procedures.

Related terms:

Related forms include festlegen (to determine, fix) and festgelegt (past participle used as adjective or in compound expressions). Similar meanings in context include terms like bestimmt (determined), festgesetzt (set), and vorgegeben (prescribed).

Notes:

As a non-noun form, festgelegt is typically capitalized only when used as a proper noun or at the beginning of a sentence; otherwise it remains lowercase in ordinary text.