This is the 4396th most frequent German word.
gezielten
"Gezielten" means "targeted" or "purposeful" in English.
Here, 'gezielte' is used as an adjective describing the type of treatment that is explicitly focused or specific.
Der Arzt hat mir eine gezielte Behandlung empfohlen.
The doctor recommended a targeted treatment to me.
In this sentence, 'gezielte' modifies 'Fragen', indicating the questions are selected and purposeful to achieve a specific outcome.
Durch gezielte Fragen konnten wir die Ursache des Problems herausfinden.
Through targeted questions, we were able to identify the cause of the problem.
'Gezielte' is used here as an adjective for 'Werbung', illustrating that the advertising was aimed deliberately at a particular audience.