Erbracht

Erbracht is the past participle of the German verb erbringen, meaning to produce, deliver, or render a service, result, or proof. It is used with the auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses, for example: "Das Unternehmen hat den Auftrag ordnungsgemäß erbracht." In passive constructions, it appears as "Es wurden bedeutende Ergebnisse erbracht."

As an attributive form, the participle can describe nouns that denote completed outputs: "die erbrachten Leistungen" (the services rendered). The participle agrees with the noun in gender, number, and case, and is commonly used in both singular and plural phrases such as "die erbrachte Leistung" or "die erbrachten Leistungen."

Common collocations include "eine Leistung erbringen" (to render a service or perform a task), "Erträge erbringen" (to yield returns), "Beweise erbringen" (to provide evidence), and "Ergebnisse erbringen" (to produce results). For example: "Das Projekt hat signifikante Ergebnisse erbracht."

Etymology and usage notes: erbringen is formed with the prefix er-, which in German often signals completion or fulfillment of an action, together with bringen (to bring). The past participle erbracht is used in various tenses and voices, including passive constructions like "Es wurde eine hervorragende Leistung erbracht." In English, erbracht is typically translated as "produced" or "delivered."