Gearbeitete

Gearbeitete is the attributive form of the past participle gearbeitet, derived from the verb arbeiten (to work). In German, gearbeitet can function as an adjective meaning that something has been worked on, processed, or finished. Gearbeitete describes a noun as having undergone some action of working or refinement, rather than as a current action.

In everyday use, gearbeitete is most commonly seen before a noun with an article or determiner. With a definite article in singular, the form appears as gearbeitete for all genders (die gearbeitete Oberfläche, der gearbeitete Rand, das gearbeitete Stück). In plural, after a definite article, the form becomes gearbeiteten (die gearbeiteten Teile). When no definite article is present, the endings follow the standard adjective declension rules and may vary by case, gender, and number.

Gearbeitete is often found in technical, manufacturing, and craftsmanship contexts, where it describes items that have been finished or refined. It can be synonymous with bearbeitet or verarbeiteten in many contexts, though each term carries subtle nuances: bearbeitet commonly emphasizes processing or editing, verarbeitet emphasizes material processing or fabrication, and gearbeitet highlights the practical effort involved.

The form stands in contrast to the bare participle gearbeitet, which mainly appears in compound tense constructions (for example, ich habe gearbeitet). As an adjective, gearbeitete is inflected to align with the noun it modifies, enabling precise description of the state of the object.

See also: arbeiten, geformt, bearbeitet, verarbeitet.