geflogenen

Geflogenen is the inflected past participle form of the German verb fliegen (to fly) used as an adjective. It denotes that something has been airborne or has completed a flight. It is not a standalone noun, but a grammatical form that can modify a noun or appear in predicative constructions with appropriate articles or determiners.

Morphology and usage. As an attributive adjective before a plural noun with a definite determiner, geflogenen is used, for example: die geflogenen Flugzeuge. In the neuter singular with a definite determiner, the form is das geflogene Flugzeug; with an indefinite determiner it is ein geflogenes Flugzeug. In the plural with no determiner (strong declension), the form can appear as geflogene Flugzeuge. In the plural dative with a determiner, mit den geflogenen Flugzeugen, the -en ending appears. These endings reflect German adjective declension rules and indicate case, number, and determiner rather than a separate lexical meaning.

Semantics and context. The adjective conveys that the object has undergone flight or has been transported by air. It is commonly encountered in aviation, logistics, or narrative contexts describing aircraft, shipments, or animals moved by air. The sense is distinct from the act of flying itself and focuses on the result or state of having been flown.

Related forms. The base past participle geflogen is used as a participle in verb constructions (Das Flugzeug ist geflogen) and, when declined as an adjective, gives rise to forms such as geflogene (singular neuter with no determiner or plural with certain determiners) and geflogenen (plural forms with definite determiners or plural strong endings).

See also: fliegen, participles, German adjective declension.