vermiedene

Vermiedene is the attributive form of the German past participle vermieden, derived from the verb vermieden meaning to avoid or to shun. As an adjective, vermieden describes something that has been avoided rather than something that actively avoids itself. The form is used before a noun and agrees with gender, number, and article, for example: die vermiedene Frage (the avoided question), ein vermiedenes Risiko (a avoided risk), die vermiedenen Fragen (the avoided questions).

Grammar and usage notes

Vermieden is the past participle used to form the adjective. In attributive position it takes endings according to standard German adjective declension: die vermiedene Frage, ein vermiedenes Risiko, die vermiedenen Fragen. The exact ending shifts with the article and case. Vermiedene functions primarily as a descriptive term for events, actions, or topics that were intentionally not pursued or that people chose to bypass. In contrast, the present participle form vermeidende describes an ongoing or habitual avoidance, as in vermeidende Maßnahmen (avoidant measures).

Context and nuance

In everyday language, vermieden language is more common in formal or written contexts, with alternatives such as vermeidbar or verbeugiger Umgang sometimes used to express avoidability or avoidance in different shades of meaning. Vermiedene is suitable when stating that a specific issue or situation was previously avoided, often in a retrospective or evaluative tone.

See also

vermeiden; vermeidbar; vermeidend (present participle form meaning avoiding or avoidant).