gesteigerten

Gesteigerten is a declined form of the German adjective gesteigert, derived from the verb steigern meaning to increase or raise. It is not a standalone noun but a grammatical form used to describe something that has been increased or enhanced. As an attributive adjective, gesteigerten modifies a noun and inflects according to case, number, and determiner.

The form is common in formal writing, especially in economics, statistics, business reporting, and journalism, where metrics, revenues, or other figures are described as increased. Its use signals a relative change rather than a qualitative property.

In standard German, gesteigerten appears in several cases and numbers with a definite determiner. For example: dem gesteigerten Umsatz (dative singular masculine), den gesteigerten Umsätzen (dative plural), des gesteigerten Umsatzes (genitive singular), der gesteigerten Umsätze (genitive plural). In nominative singular masculine it takes the form gesteigerter: Der gesteigerte Umsatz überrascht die Manager.

Examples:

- Dem gesteigerten Umsatz zufolge plant das Unternehmen Investitionen.

- Die Zahlen zeigen den gesteigerten Umsatz im Vergleich zum Vorjahr.

- Den gesteigerten Umsätzen im Ausland ist eine weitere Steigerung zu beobachten.

See also: steigen, gesteigert, Steigerung, German grammar.