gebautem

Gebautem is a form of German used as an attributive adjective, derived from the past participle gebaut (to build). It does not function as a standalone noun or verb; rather, it marks a noun as “built” or “constructed” when the participle is declined for the dative singular masculine or neuter. In German, adjectives that describe a noun after a determiner or in a prepositional phrase follow standard declension rules, so the ending of the adjective changes with case, gender, and article.

In practice, gebauten or gebautem appear in contexts where the noun is in the dative case and gender is masculine or neuter, or where the noun is used with a determiner that requires a dative ending for the adjective. For example, with a definite article or a dependent preposition, you might encounter forms such as dem gebauten Turm or zum gebauten Turm, while without a determiner you can still see the form gebautem in certain phrases (for instance after prepositions like mit, in contexts describing something that has been incorporated or constructed). The exact ending depends on whether the strong or weak declension is involved.

Semantically, gebauten denotes that the noun has already undergone construction or formation relative to the context, emphasizing the completed state of construction. It is common in technical, architectural, or descriptive German prose.

See also: German adjective declension, past participles used as adjectives, bauen (to build).