Übertragener

Übertragener is a grammatical form in German, derived from the verb übertragen, meaning to transfer or to transmit. As an inflected participle used as an adjective, übertragener translates roughly as “transferred” or “transmitted,” depending on context. It is not a standalone word with a fixed meaning, but a form that appears in phrases where a noun is described as having been carried over, moved, or conveyed.

In grammar, übertragener occurs in attributive position, taking endings to agree with the noun it describes. With a definite article, masculine nominative: der übertragene Schaden; feminine nominative: die übertragene Botschaft; neuter nominative: das übertragene Protokoll. In the plural: übertragene Daten. With an indefinite article or no article, different endings apply (e.g., einen übertragenen Schaden). Predicative use is possible as well: Die Daten sind übertragen (The data have been transmitted).

Contexts and usage

- Medicine and public health: übertragene Krankheiten (transmitted diseases).

- Information technology and data: übertragene Daten (transferred data).

- Legal and administrative language: übertragene Rechte (transferred rights), übertragene Verpflichtungen (assumed obligations).

The form is particularly common in technical or formal prose, where precise description of transmission, transfer, or conveyance is needed.

Distinctions

- übertragener is an attributive adjective form; it is distinct from nouns such as Überträger (carrier) or from the noun Übertragung (transfer/transmission).

- Capitalization rules apply: if it functions as a noun (less common), it would be capitalized as part of a nominalized phrase; otherwise it remains a lowercase adjective form.

See also: übertragen, Übertragung, Überträger.