Erwartete

Erwartete is a German word that can function as a verb form or as an adjective, conveying the sense of something that is expected or anticipated. It derives from the verb erwarten, meaning to expect, await, or anticipate. The prefix er- in German often adds a nuance of completion or realization when combined with warten or another verb, and in erwarten it contributes to the sense of “coming about” what is anticipated.

As a verb form, erwartetet or erwartete appears in the simple past (preterite) tense of erwarten. For example: Ich erwartete Besuch. Er erwartete eine Nachricht. In modern speech this form is typically used in narrative or literature. In compound tenses, the past participle erwartet is used with the auxiliary haben: Ich habe Besuch erwartet.

As an adjective, erwartet can modify a noun to mean “expected.” In attributive position it takes inflected endings: das erwartete Ergebnis (neuter singular), die erwarteten Ergebnisse (plural). The related noun form Das Erwartete can be used to refer to “the expected thing” or “the expected outcome,” though this nominal use is less common in everyday language.

Common usage includes phrases such as erwartete Ergebnisse (expected results), etwas Erwartetes, or simply etwas, das erwartet wird. The word is widely understood in both formal and colloquial German, with the choice between verb form and adjective depending on tense and syntactic role.