Someone asked about a statement in a book.
Die Firmen, die seit Jahren geschlossenen sind, verschmelzen zu einem Konzern.
In this statement, why is it geschlossenen
not geschlossen
?
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Sign up to join this communitySomeone asked about a statement in a book.
Die Firmen, die seit Jahren geschlossenen sind, verschmelzen zu einem Konzern.
In this statement, why is it geschlossenen
not geschlossen
?
It is a mistake. "Geschlossen" = Partizip, "Geschlossenen" = Adjectiv, Genitiv Sing. or Pl., Dativ Sing. or Pl., Accusativ Sing. or Pl.
It is just wrong. Maybe someone messed up when they made the book.
Geschlossen is the participle, that is the past participle. In this context geschlossen seem to be the correct version.
I found the usage of geschlossenen in few other instances like:
Zu Beginn des geschlossenen Beta-Tests werden wir ein paar Stunden lang einen Lasttest durchführen
Zurück zu den geschlossenen Wahllisten?