gemischten

Gemischten is a German adjective form meaning mixed or varied. It is the inflected attributive form of gemischt, used when the noun it modifies is plural with a definite article or in certain cases such as the dative singular. In everyday language, gemischt describes things composed of different elements rather than homogeneous ones.

Common contexts include food, groups, or ideas. For example, die gemischten Früchte refers to mixed fruits (apples, bananas, grapes). Die gemischten Sorten signals a variety of kinds. In music or social settings, man might encounter den gemischten Chor (the mixed choir) or mit dem gemischten Gefolge. The phrase mit gemischten Gefühlen (with mixed feelings) illustrates the use of gemischten in a dative plural context without a preceding article.

Morphology and usage notes: gemischten is the -en ending that occurs in several German inflection scenarios. It appears in plural with definite articles (die gemischten...), in dative singular masculine or neuter (dem gemischten Chor, dem gemischten Gericht), and in other dative plural phrases (mit den gemischten Sorten is uncommon; typically den gemischten Sorten). When no article is present, the ending may differ (gemischte Früchte for nominative plural). The exact form depends on gender, number, case, and article.

Etymology: gemischten derives from the verb mischen, meaning to mix. The past participle gemischt serves as the base adjective, from which the attributive form gemischten is created through standard German adjective declension. The related noun Gemisch means a mixture or blend.