Geprüfte

Geprüfte is the past participle of prüfen (to test, examine) used in German as an adjective meaning “tested” or “verified.” It signals that something has undergone inspection, assessment, or certification by a person, organization, or standard. In everyday language it appears in phrases like geprüfte Qualität or geprüfte Waren to indicate that checks or evaluations have taken place.

As an attributive modifier it agrees with the noun in gender, number and case. With a definite article, the endings follow the weak declension: der geprüfte Test, die geprüfte Qualität, das geprüfte Produkt. With an indefinite article: ein geprüfter Test, eine geprüfte Qualität, ein geprüftes Produkt. Without an article, strong endings apply: geprüfter Test, geprüfte Qualität, geprüftes Produkt, geprüfte Produkte (plural). The exact form depends on the noun’s gender, number and case.

Geprüfte is often used in contexts of quality assurance, product labeling, and certification. It is common in marketing to use phrases like Geprüfte Qualität or Geprüfte Sicherheit to convey that products meet certain checks or standards. A well-known usage is Geprüfte Sicherheit, a phrase associated with safety certification in German-speaking markets; it appears in labeling related to electrical and other consumer products. However, the presence of “geprüft” or “geprüfte” does not by itself specify which standard or authority applied—the specific standard or certification must be stated separately.

Etymology: the form combines the prefix ge- with the past participle geprüft, producing an adjective that can function attributively or predicatively in German.