verbotenen

Verbotenen is the inflected form of the German adjective verboten, meaning forbidden. The adjective verboten is formed from the verb verbieten (to forbid) and is commonly used to describe things that are prohibited by law, rule, or custom. Verbotenen is not a standalone word; it is one of the endings the adjective can take to agree with a noun in number, gender, and case.

In German grammar, adjectives are declined after definite articles or other determiners. Verbotenen appears in particular in two main contexts: after a definite article in plural or in masculine accusative singular, and in plural dative without an article. Examples:

- Die verbotenen Früchte ließen sich nicht erreichen. (plural, nominative/accusative with definite article)

- Den verbotenen Mann traf er auf dem Marktplatz. (masculine singular, accusative with definite article)

- In verbotenen Zonen ist das Parken untersagt. (plural, dative, no article)

Usage and nuance: verbeoten describes something that is prohibited, often in a legal, regulatory, or moral sense. The phrase “verbotene Früchte” is a well-known idiom, frequently cited in literature and discussion to denote tempting but off-limits things.

See also: verboten (the base form of the adjective), verbieten (to forbid), and common phrases such as verbotene Früchte.