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Questions & Answers about Der Erfahrene liest das Profil.
Why is Erfahrene capitalized, and why does it end in -e?
Erfahrene comes from the adjective erfahren (experienced). Here, it is used as a noun meaning the experienced person, which is why it gets capitalized. Even though it acts like a noun, it still takes adjective endings! Because it follows the definite article der in the nominative case, it takes the weak ending -e.
How do we know this refers specifically to a male person?
The masculine definite article der gives it away. When you turn an adjective into a noun to describe a person, the article determines the gender. If it were a woman, the sentence would use the feminine article: Die Erfahrene liest das Profil.
How would I change this to say that the experienced ones (plural) are reading the profile?
You would change the article to the plural die. Since nominalized adjectives still follow standard adjective declension rules, the plural ending after die is -en. The sentence would become: Die Erfahrenen lesen das Profil.
Why does the verb lesen change to liest here?