This is the 14110th most frequent German word.
geschnittenen
"Geschnittenen" means "cut" or "sliced" in English.
Here, 'geschnittenen' is used as an adjective derived from the past participle of the verb 'schneiden', describing the state of the fruits after being sliced.
Er servierte eine Platte mit geschnittenen Früchten.
He served a plate of sliced fruits.
In this sentence, 'geschnittenen' is again an adjective, describing the tomatoes in their sliced state, indicating preparation before inclusion into the soup.
Die geschnittenen Tomaten wurden in die Suppe gegeben.
The sliced tomatoes were added to the soup.
Here, 'geschnittenen' conveys that the cheese required for the recipe needs to be in slices, specifying the form in which it should be obtained or used.