Bearbeitet

Bearbeitet is a German past participle of bearbeiten and primarily denotes that something has undergone editing or processing. It can function as part of a verb phrase or as an adjective describing a noun that has been modified.

In standard use, bearbeitet forms the perfect with the auxiliary haben: Ich habe das Dokument bearbeitet. It can also appear in passive constructions with werden: Das Dokument wird bearbeitet. As an attributive adjective, it declines like a regular German adjective: der bearbeitete Text, die bearbeitete Version, das bearbeitete Bild; plural: die bearbeiteten Dokumente.

Etymology and form notes: bearbeitet is derived from be- plus arbeiten, with no ge- prefix, a common pattern for many prefixed verbs in German. The participle bears the same spelling when used in different tenses, while its function shifts between verb and adjective depending on sentence structure.

Usage contexts: bearbeitet is widely used in computing, publishing, photography, audio editing, and archival or legal contexts to indicate that changes have been applied. It contrasts with terms like unbearbeitet (unedited) or überarbeitet (revised) when emphasizing the degree or nature of modification.

See also: bearbeiten, Bearbeitung, unbearbeitet, überarbeitet.