Übernommenen

Übernommenen is the declined form of the past participle übergenommen, derived from the verb übernehmen (to take over, to assume). In German, participles used as adjectives are declined according to gender, number and case, and the specific ending depends on the determiner that accompanies the noun. The form übernommene (without n) appears for singular feminine or neuter objects or in other declension patterns, while übernommenen is the plural form used in many combinations, particularly after definite articles or other determiners signaling definiteness.

In practice, übernommenen occurs as an attributive adjective in plural. Examples include:

- Die übernommenen Aufgaben müssen erledigt werden. (nominative plural)

- Die übernommenen Verträge müssen erfüllt werden. (accusative plural)

- Den übernommenen Verpflichtungen muss nachgekommen werden. (dative plural)

- Der übernommenen Kosten sind entsprechend Rechnung zu tragen. (genitive plural)

If there is no definite article, the adjective takes a strong declension, yielding forms like übernommene Aufgaben (plural, no article). With possessive determiners or indefinite articles, the ending also shifts according to the standard declension rules.

Semantically, übernommen refers to things that have been taken over, assumed, or adopted—such as responsibilities, contracts, or liabilities—rather than something newly created. The word is common in legal, business, and administrative German, where entities discuss what has been taken on by an organization or individual.

Etymologically, übernehmen combines über- (over, across) with nehmen (to take), and übernehmenen is simply the inflected plural adjective form used in the relevant grammatical contexts.