No. 2,080 in German
unerwünschte
Unwanted.
In a sentence
Ich erhielt eine unerwünschte E-Mail.
I received an unwanted email.
The word 'unerwünschte' is used here as an adjective describing the noun 'E-Mail', implying that the email was not desired or solicited.
Die unerwünschte Aufmerksamkeit machte ihn nervös.
The unwanted attention made him nervous.
Here, 'unerwünschte' modifies 'Aufmerksamkeit' and indicates that the attention was not welcomed or appreciated by the subject.
Er versuchte, die unerwünschten Eindringlinge loszuwerden.
He tried to get rid of the unwanted intruders.
In this example, 'unerwünschten Eindringlinge' denotes intruders that are not desirable or welcome, with 'unerwünschten' agreeing in case and number with the noun 'Eindringlinge'.
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