Gedetecteerde

Gedetecteerde is a Dutch word formed from the verb detecteren, meaning to detect. It is the past participle gedetecteerd that is used as an adjective or in passive constructions. When declined to agree with a noun, the form gedetecteerde is typically used in singular phrases, and gedetecteerden is used for the plural.

In use, gedetecteerde functions as an attributive adjective before a noun, e.g., de gedetecteerde fout (the detected error) or de gedetecteerde signalen (the detected signals). It can also appear in predicate position after a linking verb, as in de fout is gedetecteerd (the error has been detected). The plural form of the adjective is gedetecteerden, as in de gedetecteerden werden gewaarschuwd (the detected ones were warned).

Differences to note: the base past participle is gedetecteerd, which is used in passive constructions without attributive noun modification, e.g., De fout is gedetecteerd. The form gedetecteerde specifically marks agreement with a noun and is not used as a standalone form of the verb; it is an inflected adjective. The regular verb pattern applies: detecteren is a regular Dutch verb with the prefix ge- marking the past participle, and gedetecteerd is its past participle.

Etymology traces detecteren back to the Dutch root for detection, with the common Germanic prefix ge- forming past participles and adjectives. The term is standard in technical, scientific, and formal Dutch, especially in reporting or descriptions of findings that have been observed or discovered.