hergestelltem

Hergestelltem is the dative singular inflected form of the German past participle hergestellt, used as an attributive adjective meaning manufactured or produced. It appears mainly in technical, industrial, and material descriptions to indicate that something is made rather than raw.

Grammatical note: The form derives from herstellen (to manufacture). The prefix her- signals a resulting state. When used before a masculine or neuter noun in the dative singular, often after a preposition or without a definite article, the adjective takes the ending -em, yielding hergestelltem. Examples include aus hergestelltem Metall or mit hergestelltem Kunststoff. Other case/gender forms exist: das hergestellte Produkt (nominative neuter), der hergestellte Wagen (nominative masculine), die hergestellten Produkte (nominative plural), der hergestellten Maschine (dative feminine), dem hergestellten Wagen (dative masculine). Without a determiner, strong declension yields hergestelltes Produkt in the nominative neuter.

Usage: In everyday language the form is almost always part of a noun phrase describing materials, components, or finished goods. It is not a noun itself; it functions as an adjective describing the noun, and must agree in case, gender, and number with that noun.

Examples:

- Aus hergestelltem Metall fertigt das Unternehmen Bauteile. (From manufactured metal the company makes components.)

- Das hergestellte Produkt erfüllt die Spezifikationen. (The manufactured product meets the specifications.)

- Dem hergestellten Wagen wurde eine Garantie gewährt. (To the manufactured car a warranty was granted.)

See also: herstellen, hergestellt, Herstellung. Note that variations such as hergestellte, hergestelltes, or hergestellten correspond to different grammatical cases and genders.