getriebenen

Getriebenen is the declined form of the German past participle getrieben, which comes from the verb treiben meaning to drive, propel, or operate. In German, participles can function as adjectives or as part of passive constructions. The form getriebenen is used specifically as an attributive adjective in front of a plural noun when the noun is preceded by a definite article or determiner, to express that the noun is driven or propelled by a drive system. For example, die getriebenen Zahnräder means “the driven gears,” and den getriebenen Rädern means “to/for the driven wheels” in the dative plural.

In practice, getriebenen appears most often in technical and mechanical contexts, particularly in discussions of drive trains, transmissions, and gear systems. It describes components that receive a drive from a motor or gearbox, such as getriebenen Zahnräder, getriebenen Achsen (driven shafts), or other getriebenen Bauteile. The form also occurs in phrases like die getriebenen Kupplungen or die getriebenen Wellen, always serving as a descriptive adjective rather than a noun.

Getriebenen is not a standalone noun; it is an inflected adjective form derived from getrieben. Related terms include Getriebe (gearbox or transmission) and treiben (to drive). In summary, getriebenen signals that the referenced plural noun is driven or propelled by a drive system, and it is predominantly found in technical German rather than as a general linguistic term.