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getragenen

getragenen is a declined form of the German participle getragen (to wear, to carry). As an attributive adjective, it is used before a noun and takes the weak adjective ending -en after definite determiners or other determiner phrases. The meaning conveyed is that the noun has been worn or carried.

In practice, getragenen appears in several common cases after definite articles or similar determiners. For example:

Semantically, getragenen denotes that the noun has been worn or carried, and is commonly used for clothing,

Linguistic notes: getragenen is part of the German adjective declension system. It is the form produced when

den
getragenen
Mantel
(the
worn
coat)
in
the
masculine
singular
accusative;
die
getragenen
Mäntel
or
die
getragenen
Kleider
(the
worn
coats,
the
worn
dresses)
in
the
plural
nominative
or
accusative;
den
getragenen
Mänteln
(to/for
the
worn
coats)
in
the
masculine
plural
dative.
It
can
also
occur
with
other
determiners,
including
possessives:
meinen
getragenen
Mantel
(my
worn
coat),
deinen
getragenen
Schal
(your
worn
scarf).
accessories,
or
items
that
imply
wear
or
use.
While
getragenen
is
primarily
an
adjective
form,
it
is
not
a
standalone
noun.
the
adjective
follows
a
definite
article
or
a
determiner
phrase
and
the
noun
is
in
a
case
that
requires
an
-en
ending
for
the
attributive
adjective
in
the
singular
masculine
accusative
or
in
any
plural
form,
as
well
as
in
the
dative
plural.
The
corresponding
predicative
form
would
be
getragen
(as
in
Der
Mantel
ist
getragen).