Gepresste

gepresste is the past participle of the German verb pressen and functions as an adjective meaning “pressed.” It describes material that has been subjected to pressure, typically to extract liquid or reduce volume. In common use, gepresste appears in contexts such as fruits, juices, and oils, for example gepresste Früchte (pressed fruits), gepresster Saft (pressed juice), or kaltgepresstes Öl (cold-pressed oil).

Inflection and usage: As an attributive adjective, gepresste inflects for gender, number, and case. With a definite article: der gepresste Saft, die gepresste Frucht, das gepresste Öl, die gepressten Säfte/Früchte. Without an article (strong declension): gepresster Saft, gepresste Früchte, gepresstes Öl. In predicative use after sein, werden or bleiben, the past participle usually remains gepresst: Der Saft ist gepresst; Der Saft wird gepresst.

Etymology and related forms: Gepresste is derived from pressen with the ge- prefix, forming a past participle used as an adjective. The related form gepresst is the past participle used in passive constructions (Der Saft ist gepresst). The compound kaltgepresst is common to mean “cold-pressed.”

See also: pressen, gepresst, kaltgepresst, kaltpressen.

Examples in context: Gepresste Trauben liefern Saft. Kaltgepresstes Öl ist in der Küche beliebt. Der gepresste Saft wird pasteurisiert und abgefüllt. Der Saft ist gepresst.