herausgegriffenen

Herausgegriffen is a German participle form of the verb herausgreifen, meaning to seize out, pick out, or single out from a larger set. In use it functions as a participial adjective and expresses that something has been specifically selected or highlighted from a broader context. The form herausgegriffenen appears in declined adjective position, for example in plural nominative or accusative: die herausgegriffenen Beispiele, die herausgegriffenen Passagen, and in singular dative: mit dem herausgegriffenen Beleg.

Grammatically, herausgegriffen is formed from the prefix heraus- (out, forth) and greifen (to grasp). When used as an adjective, it agrees with the noun it modifies. Typical contexts are formal, analytic, or literary prose in which a writer wants to indicate deliberate selection of particular items from a larger body of material.

Usage notes and examples:

- As a attributive adjective: Die herausgegriffenen Beispiele sollen die These untermauern. (The singled-out examples are supposed to support the thesis.)

- As a predicative or participial verb form: Der Forscher hat mehrere Passagen herausgegriffen. (The researcher has singled out several passages.)

Common collocations include herausgegriffene Beispiele, herausgegriffene Zitate, und herausgegriffene Passagen. The term conveys intentional selection rather than casual highlighting, and it often appears in academic, analytical, or journalistic writing.

Synonyms or related notions include ausgewählt (selected), hervorgehoben (highlighted), and gezielt genutzt (intentionally used). The nuance of herausgegriffen centers on the act of drawing specific material out of a larger corpus to illustrate a point or argument.