gesammelten

Gesammelten is the inflected form of the German past participle gesammeln (to collect). While gesammeln is the verb’s infinitive, gesammelten functions as an adjective-like form used before a noun to convey the sense “collected” or “assembled.” It is particularly common in bibliographic and data-collection contexts, for example in phrases such as gesammelten Werke, gesammelte Daten, or gesammelte Belege.

Usage and inflection: When used attributively before a noun, the participle is declined to match gender, number, and case. With a definite article or possessive determiner, the form often appears as gesammelten in plural phrases: die gesammelten Werke, meine gesammelten Belege. In plural without a determiner, the form typically appears as gesammelte: gesammelte Daten. In singular constructions, other endings apply, as in ein gesammeltes Buch or das gesammelte Werk. The exact ending depends on grammatical context, but the base meaning remains “collected.”

Common contexts: The term is widely used in academic, bibliographic, and archival language to describe material that has been gathered and curated. It also occurs in book titles and series, where Gesammelte Werke denotes a collected edition of an author’s writings.

Relation to related terms: gesammelten is linked to the verb sammeln and its past participle gesammelt; it does not constitute a separate lexical item. Understanding its function relies on general German adjective declension rules and the presence of determiners in the surrounding noun phrase.

See also: sammeln; Partizip II; Gesammelte Werke (as a phrase and as a potential title).