No. 6,651 in German
ergriffenen
"Ergriffenen" means "moved" or "touched" emotionally.
In a sentence
Die ergriffenen Maßnahmen führten zu einem positiven Ergebnis.
The measures taken led to a positive outcome.
In this sentence, 'ergriffenen' is used as a past participle adjective modifying 'Maßnahmen', referring to the measures that were taken.
Von tiefer Emotion ergriffen, konnte sie kein Wort sprechen.
Overcome by deep emotion, she could not utter a word.
Here, 'ergriffen' is used as the past participle of the verb 'ergreifen', signifying a state of being overcome with emotion.
Er griff nach der ergriffenen Möglichkeit, um sich zu beweisen.
He seized the taken opportunity to prove himself.
In this case, 'ergriffenen' is a past participle functioning as an adjective describing 'Möglichkeit', highlighting that the opportunity had been taken.
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