gefärbten

Gefärbten is the attributive past participle form of the German verb färben, meaning dyed or colored. It is used to describe something that has been dyed and is often found before a noun in phrases such as gefärbte Haare (dyed hair), gefärbte Stoffe (dyed fabrics) or gefärbte Wolle (dyed wool). As an adjective, gefärbten is declined according to the case, number, and gender of the noun it modifies.

In standard usage, the ending of gefärbten follows German adjective declension rules. With a definite article, you typically see der gefärbte Pullover (masculine singular nominative), den gefärbten Pullover (masculine singular accusative), die gefärbten Haare (plural nominative), den gefärbten Haaren (dative plural), and der gefärbten Hose (feminine singular genitive). Without a definite article, strong or mixed inflection applies, yielding forms like gefärbter Pullover (masculine nominative) or gefärbte Stoffe (plural nominative). The form gefärbten commonly appears in masculine singular accusative and in all plural occurrences.

Etymology and use contexts: färben is a core German verb meaning to dye or color, related to Farbe (color). Gefärbten appears across domains such as textiles, fashion, cosmetics, and art, where products or materials are described by their dyed state, for example gefärbte Haare in hair coloring, oder gefärbte Stoffe in fabric labeling. The participle can also function in passive constructions with the participle gefärbt, but as an attributive adjective it primarily appears as gefärbten.