Forsøgt

Forsøgt is the Danish past participle of the verb forsøge, which means to attempt or try. As a participle it can function as a predicative or attributive adjective, indicating that something has been attempted, for example in a phrase like en forsøgt løsning (an attempted solution).

Etymology and related forms: The verb forsøge is built from for- plus søge (to seek). The basic sense develops from attempting to achieve something by seeking or trying. The infinitive is forsøge; the present tense is forsøger; the preterite is forsøgte; and the past participle is forsøgt. Danish uses the participle in compound tenses with have (har forsøgt) to express "have attempted," and it can also appear attributively to describe a noun as having been tried or attempted (en forsøgt metode).

Usage and notes: Forsøgt commonly appears in both everyday and formal Danish. It is typically used to describe actions that were undertaken but may or may not have succeeded. While the expression is most common in the perfect tense (Jeg har forsøgt), it also serves as an adjective in noun phrases such as en forsøgt løsning. The word should not be confused with the noun forsøg, which means an attempt or trial as a stand-alone noun.

See also: forsøke, which is the base verb; forsøg, the noun for an attempt; and related forms in Norwegian (forsøkt) and other Scandinavian languages that share similar roots.