This is the 4187th most frequent German word.
befragten
"Befragten" translates to "respondents" or "interviewed individuals" in English.
Used as a past participle adjective, 'befragten' qualifies 'Personen', indicating that the people were questioned.
Die befragten Personen gaben ehrliche Antworten.
The interviewed individuals provided honest answers.
Here, 'befragten' is used as an adjective describing 'Studenten', denoting they had been questioned.
Er erklärte den befragten Studenten die Aufgabe.
He explained the task to the interviewed students.
In this sentence, 'befragt' is the past participle of the verb 'befragen', forming a part of the compound tense.