gewähltem

Gewähltem is a German inflected form of the past participle gewählt (to elect/choose). It functions as an adjective in attributive position and appears in the dative singular masculine or neuter when no article is present, as in strong declension. Common examples include mit gewähltem Politiker or in gewähltem Zustand. In contexts with a definite article, the corresponding form is dem gewählten Politiker or im gewählten Zustand, where the adjective ending aligns with the article’s case and gender.

In addition to its adjectival use, the word Gewählte (capitalized) can also function as a noun. As a noun, Gewählte refers to an elected person or group and is declined like other proper nouns: der Gewählte (singular, masculine), die Gewählten (plural). The noun form emphasizes the role of someone who has been chosen or elected, rather than the action of choosing itself.

Etymology and usage notes:

- Gewählt is the past participle of wählen. Gewählt becomes gewähl- when used as an adjective or in participial phrases.

- Gewähltem represents the dative singular masculine/neuter inflection without a determiner; other cases, numbers, or determiners yield different endings (e.g., dem gewählten, in gewähltem Zustand).

- Distinguish between the lowercase gewähltem (adjective form) and the capitalized Gewählter/Gewählte (nominalized noun referring to “the elected person”).

See also: Wählen, Partizip II, Adjective declension in German, Nominalization of participles.