ungelöstem

Ungelöst is a German adjective that describes something that has not been solved, settled, or clarified. It is commonly used for problems, cases, mysteries, or questions that still lack a solution or an explanation. The form ungelöstem is an inflected variant used in specific grammatical contexts, notably in the dative singular without a definite article, for example mit ungelöstem Fall or in ungelöstem Zustand.

In practice, ungelöst is frequently paired with nouns such as Fall (case), Problem, Rätsel, or Frage to mark an ongoing lack of resolution. Examples include mit ungelöstem Fall (with an unsolved case) and in ungelöstem Zustand (in an unsolved state). The adjective agrees with the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies, following standard German inflection patterns. When an indefinite article is used, different endings apply, for example einem ungelösten Fall, which uses a different form on the adjective.

Ungelöst is closely related to, but distinct from, ungeklärt. Ungelöst emphasizes the absence of a solution or formal resolution, while ungeklärt focuses more on lack of clarity or explanation about a matter. In journalistic and scholarly writing, ungelöst often conveys ongoing status or open-ended questions, whereas ungeklärt might highlight ambiguity or insufficient information.

Overall, ungelöst and its inflected forms describe situations or items that have yet to reach a conclusion, serving as a concise linguistic marker of unresolved states in German discourse.