verheirateter

Verheirateter is a German adjective form meaning married. It is the masculine nominative singular attributive form of the adjective verheiratet, used before a noun such as Mann or Mensch. The form reflects standard German adjective inflection rules, with the ending -er appearing after a definite or indefinite article in the nominative masculine singular, for example: der verheiratete Mann, ein verheirateter Mann.

In typical usage, verheirateter appears in both descriptive and factual statements about a person’s marital status. Examples include: Er ist verheiratet (He is married). In attributive position, it changes form to match gender, case, and number: die verheirateten Menschen (the married people), eine verheiratete Frau (a married woman). The term is common in everyday language, formal writing, and demographic or genealogical contexts.

The word can also be used as a noun in capitalized form, Der Verheiratete, to denote a married person as a social category. Plural forms are Die Verheirateten. This noun usage is more common in formal or analytical contexts and can refer to married individuals as a group or status, distinct from other civil statuses such as ledig (single), verwitwet (widowed), or geschieden (divorced).

Semantically, verheiratet describes civil status rather than a personal trait. It is neutral and functional, applicable in legal, administrative, and statistical contexts, as well as in everyday speech when indicating someone’s marital situation.