gefrorenen

Ge frorenen is the inflected form of the German past participle gefroren, derived from the verb frieren, meaning “frozen.” It functions as an adjective and is used to describe something that has undergone freezing. The form gefrorenen appears in specific grammatical contexts, most notably before plural nouns or after prepositions that require a declined adjective.

Common uses include:

- die gefrorenen Beeren (frozen berries, with a definite article)

- gefrorene Beeren (frozen berries, without an article)

- mit gefrorenen Beeren (with frozen berries, dative plural)

- in einem gefrorenen Zustand (in a frozen state, singular, with an indefinite article)

Grammatical notes:

- Gefroren is the base past participle; gefrorenen is one of its declined forms. Adjective endings depend on number, case, and determiner.

- The predicative form of the past participle remains gefroren: Das Wasser ist gefroren (The water is frozen).

- As an attributive adjective, gefrorenen or gefrorene forms are used to agree with the noun they modify, often in contexts involving food, materials, or states resulting from freezing.

Etymology:

- Gefroren comes from frieren with the German perfect prefix ge-, forming a past participle that can function as an adjective. The inflected form gefrorenen reflects standard German adjective declension rules.

See also:

- Frieren

- German participles and adjectival endings

- Frozen foods and related terminology in German-language contexts