geformten

Geformten is the attributive form of the German past participle of the verb formen. The base participle is geformt, meaning formed or shaped. When used as an adjective before a noun, the form geformten appears due to German adjective declension, which changes endings to match gender, number, and case.

In usage, geformten describes something that has been shaped or molded. It is most commonly found in attributive position after a definite article or other determiner, and it is inflected to agree with the noun. For example, die geformten Figuren (the formed figures) shows plural agreement, and dem geformten Stein (to the formed stone) illustrates a dative singular masculine usage. Other forms include der geformte Stein (masculine singular nominative) and die geformten Muster (plural). The predicative past participle form is geformt, as in Der Stein ist geformt.

Examples of usage:

- Die geformten Figuren stehen im Museum.

- Dem geformten Stein wurde eine neue Oberfläche gegeben.

- Die geformten Muster wurden auf dem Tisch präsentiert.

Geformten is part of a broader pattern in German grammar where past participles can function as adjectives. When used attributively, the participle takes an ending that aligns with the noun’s gender, number, and case, which for plural nouns and many singular definite-determiner phrases results in -en. The corresponding non-attributive form is geformt, used in compound tenses or predicative constructions.

See also: German grammar, participles, adjectives, past participles.