gesuchte

Gesuchte is a German term that can function as a noun or as a nominalized adjective, referring to something or someone that is being searched for or desired. It derives from the verb suchen (to search). When used as a noun, it is capitalized, and its gender and number follow the noun it stands for: der Gesuchte (masculine singular, the sought person), die Gesuchte (feminine singular, the sought person), das Gesuchte (neuter singular, the thing sought). The plural forms are die Gesuchten for both persons and things in the plural.

In everyday language, the most common usage is in phrases such as das Gesuchte Objekt (the object sought) or die Gesuchte Person (the person sought). In police or media notices, the masculine form der Gesuchte is often employed to designate a wanted person, for example: Der Gesuchte wird von der Polizei gesucht. Retrieved information about the Gesuchte may be supplemented with identifying details such as height, hair color, or last known location.

The word also functions in general comparisons and descriptions as the nominalized form of gesuch t, meaning “the thing sought” or “the desired item.” For example, Das Gesuchte blieb trotz aller Bemühungen verborgen translates as “The thing sought remained hidden,” while das gesuchte Objekt uses the non-nominalized adjective to describe an object that is sought.

Related terms include gesuc ht, the participle gesu ch t used as an adjective meaning “sought after” or “in demand,” as in ein gesuchtes Kunstwerk (a sought-after work of art). In sum, Gesuchte is a flexible German noun form that denotes the subject of a search or desire and varies by gender and number in standard grammatical patterns.