verheirateten

Verheirateten is the declined form of the German adjective verheiratet, meaning married. It appears in several grammatical contexts and can also be used as a noun when capitalized as Verheirateten, referring to married people as a group.

As an attributive adjective, verheirateten appears with endings determined by gender, number, and case. Examples include die verheirateten Paare (nominative plural), ich kenne die verheirateten Paare (accusative plural), and mit den verheirateten Paaren (dative plural). In the singular, it appears after an indefinite article in the dative: mit einem verheirateten Mann, or with a definite or possessive context in other cases as: eine verheiratete Frau (nominative singular, feminine). The form verhei­ratet — and its variations — is the result of standard German adjective endings after determiners.

As a nominalized noun, Verheirateten (capitalized) denotes the group of married people. For instance: Die Verheirateten bilden eine demografische Gruppe. This usage is common in statistical writing, sociology, and discussions of marital status, where it stands in parallel to other categories like Ledige (single), Geschiedene (divorced), and Verwitwete (widowed).

Etymology and meaning: ver­heiratet comes from the verb heiraten (to marry) with the prefix ver-, forming the past participle that functions as an adjective meaning “married.” The additional endings in verliehena form reflect German declension rules. While related forms (verheiratete, verheirateten, verheirateten) differ by case and number, the core meaning remains consistent.

See also: German adjective endings, nominalized adjectives, marital status categories in demographic data.