schiffbrüchige

In a sentence

• Die schiffbrüchigen Matrosen wurden von einem vorbeifahrenden Schiff gerettet.

  The shipwrecked sailors were rescued by a passing ship.

  Here, 'schiffbrüchigen' is used as an adjective describing sailors who have been involved in a shipwreck.

• Nach dem Sturm fanden sie nur noch Überreste der schiffbrüchigen Yacht.

  After the storm, they only found the remains of the wrecked yacht.

  Here, 'schiffbrüchigen' functions as an adjective modifying 'Yacht,' describing the yacht that has been shipwrecked.

• Der schiffbrüchige Mann trieb mehrere Tage im Ozean, bevor er gerettet wurde.

  The shipwrecked man drifted for several days in the ocean before being rescued.

  Here, 'schiffbrüchige' is the noun form, referring directly to a person who has survived a shipwreck.