Gefotografeerde

Gefotografeerde is a Dutch word-form that functions as a past participle of the verb fotograferen when used as an adjective. It conveys the sense that something has been photographed. The canonical past participle of fotograferen is gefotografeerd; gefotografeerde is the inflected adjectival form that can modify a noun.

Usage and meaning

Gefotografeerde typically appears in attributive position before a noun, or in post-nominal position with a definite article, to describe something that has already been photographed. For example: de gefotografeerde foto (the photographed photo) or de gefotografeerde portretten (the photographed portraits). In predicative position, the standard form is gefotografeerd: De foto is gefotografeerd (The photo has been photographed). The form gefotografeerde aligns with Dutch adjectival inflection rules, reflecting number and definiteness.

Relation to other forms

While gefotografeerde is common as an adjective, gefotografeerd remains the basic past participle used in compound tenses and as a predicative participle. The distinction mirrors general Dutch grammar, where past participles can function as adjectives with specific inflection patterns.

Etymology

Gefotografeerde is derived from fotograferen (to photograph) with the standard Dutch ge- prefix that marks participation or perfect aspect, combined with the adjectival ending that appears when the participle modifies a noun.

See also

Photography, Dutch grammar, Dutch participles, Adjective inflection in Dutch.