This is the 12287th most frequent German word.
verletzte
"Injured" or "hurt."
Here, 'verletzte' is used as an adjective describing 'Mann', indicating that the man was injured.
Der verletzte Mann wurde schnell ins Krankenhaus gebracht.
The injured man was quickly taken to the hospital.
In this sentence, 'verletzte' is the third-person singular past tense of the verb 'verletzen', describing an action of injuring.
Sie verletzte sich beim Skifahren.
She injured herself while skiing.
In this example, 'Verletzten' is a plural noun derived from the adjective 'verletzte', referring to injured individuals.