Gelöster

Gelöster is a German attributive adjective formed from the past participle gelöst of the verb lösen. It describes something that has been solved, resolved, or loosened, and is used before a noun to indicate a completed state.

In usage, gelöster is most commonly found in contexts where a noun is described as having been solved or untied. For example: ein gelöster Knoten (an untied knot), eine gelöste Aufgabe (a solved task), das gelöste Problem (the solved problem). The form varies with gender, number, and case: masculine nominative singular uses gelöster, feminine nominative singular uses gelöste, neuter nominative singular uses gelöstes, and plural forms use gelöste or gelösten depending on the article and case (e.g., die gelösten Aufgaben).

Predicatively, after the verb sein or equivalents, the past participle gelöst is used instead of gelöster. For instance, Der Knoten ist gelöst (The knot is untied), Die Aufgaben sind gelöst (The tasks are solved). Gelöster is therefore primarily an attributive form and does not occur in predicative position.

Origin and relation to lösen: gelöster is the inflected attributive form of gelöst, adhering to standard German adjective declension patterns. It conveys a sense of completion or resolution, whether in a mechanical sense (a knot untied), a conceptual sense (a problem solved), or a procedural sense (a process resolved).

See also: lösen, gelöst, German adjective declension.