ungekennzeichneten

Ungekennzeichneten is the inflected plural form of the German adjective ungekennzeichnet, meaning "not marked" or "unlabeled." In standard German, it appears when the noun it modifies is plural and the phrase is preceded by a determiner that marks case, such as der, die, das, den, or den. For example: die ungekennzeichneten Marken (nominative or accusative plural), den ungekennzeichneten Marken (dative plural), der ungekennzeichneten Marken (genitive plural). The ending -en signals the plural adjective form after a definite article or other determiner that marks case.

In contexts without a definite determiner, the plural nominative and accusative form is ungekennzeichnete Marken, where the ending differs because the strong declension is used rather than the weak (definite) one. The word is commonly employed in linguistics, philosophy, and labeling practices to describe objects or categories that lack a distinguishing mark, feature, or label.

Etymology and meaning: ungekennzeichneten derives from ungekennzeichnet, formed by the prefix un- meaning "not" and kennzeichnen, meaning "to mark" or "to identify." Thus, it designates things that have not been marked or identified in a given sense, whether visually, categorically, or semantically.

Usage notes: ungekennzeichneten is a grammatical inflection rather than a standalone concept. Its exact form depends on the surrounding determiner and the case being expressed. It is most commonly encountered in plural noun phrases with definite determiners, and less frequently in other plural forms when different determiners or none are used.

See also: German grammar, adjective declension, kennzeichnen, unmarked (linguistics).