No. 4,390 in German
getöteten
"Getöteten" means "killed" or "those who were killed" in English.
In a sentence
Die Polizei untersucht den Fall des getöteten Mannes.
The police are investigating the case of the killed man.
The word 'getöteten' is used as a past participle acting as an adjective to describe the 'man' who has been killed.
Die Familie trauert um die getöteten Angehörigen.
The family mourns the killed relatives.
Here, 'getöteten' describes the relatives ('Angehörigen') and highlights their state of being killed, functioning adjectivally in the plural form.
Die Berichte über die getöteten Soldaten sind erschütternd.
The reports about the killed soldiers are shocking.
In this sentence, 'getöteten' modifies 'soldiers' ('Soldaten'), indicating the soldiers who have lost their lives, demonstrating the adjective usage with plural agreement.
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