zugesicherten

Zugesicherten is the attributive, declined form of the past participle zugesichert, derived from the verb zusichern, meaning to guarantee or promise. As an adjective, it describes rights, benefits or obligations that have been guaranteed or promised by an agreement, law or contract.

In grammar, such participles used attributively after definite determiners take weak endings. The ending -en appears in several cases, for example: die zugesicherten Rechte (nominative plural); die zugesicherten Leistungen (feminine plural); dem zugesicherten Vertrag (masculine singular dative); dem zugesicherten Recht (neuter singular dative); den zugesicherten Rechten (dative plural).

Usage: The form is common in legal, administrative and employment contexts, where guarantees or promises are documented—such as wages, pensions or benefits that are zugesichert by law or contract. It is not a standalone noun but a participle functioning as an adjective.

Origin: It comes from zusichern, with the participle zugesichert, and the attributive form zugesicherten follows standard German weak declension after definite articles.

Related terms include Zusage (promise) and Zusicherung (assurance).