kompliziertes

kompliziertes is the neuter singular inflected form of the German adjective kompliziert, used before a neuter noun to express that something is complex or difficult to understand. It is common in technical, organizational, and everyday language. Examples include: ein kompliziertes System, ein kompliziertes Verfahren, or komplizierte Abläufe. The form signals that the noun it modifies is not simple or straightforward.

In German, adjectives in attributive position take endings that depend on case, number, and article. With an indefinite article or no article, the neuter singular form is kompliziertes (as in ein kompliziertes System or kompliziertes System). With a definite article, it becomes das komplizierte System. Plural forms are komplizierte Systeme, die komplizierten Systeme, depending on case. For example: Die komplizierten Systeme erfordern sorgfältige Planung.

The word can also appear as a nominalized form, though less common: das Komplizierte. In this noun use, it refers to the aspects or elements that are complicated, or, in a broader sense, to the thing itself that is complicated. The plural Komplizierte can denote people who are hard to deal with, though this usage is less frequent and depends on context.

Etymology and related terms: kompliziert derives from the verb komplizieren, which traces back to Latin complicare (to fold together) via Romance languages. Related German terms include komplex (complex), verschachtelt (nested, intricate), and aufwendig (elaborate).

See also: kompliziert (the base adjective), das Komplizierte (nominalized form), komplizierte Systeme, Synonyms such as komplex, vielschichtig.