Gescheurde

Gescheurde is the Dutch adjective meaning torn or ripped. It is the attributive form of the past participle gescheurd, which comes from the verb scheuren (to tear or rip). The word is used to describe objects that have been damaged by tearing, such as fabric, paper, or other materials.

In Dutch grammar, the attributive form before a singular common-noun typically takes an -e ending: een gescheurde broek, de gescheurde documenten. When describing plural nouns after a definite article, the form also commonly takes -e: de gescheurde randen, de gescheurde kleding. In predicative position, the past participle is usually gescheurd: De broek is gescheurd. This distinction means gescheurde is mainly encountered when the adjective directly precedes a noun, rather than used as a predicate.

Common usage and context: gescheurde is frequently found in discussions of clothing, textiles, posters, papierwaren, and other materials that can be torn. It can appear in everyday language, product descriptions, news reports, and literary texts to convey damage or wear.

Related terms: gescheurd (the uninflected past participle) is used in some grammatical contexts, especially in predicative constructions, while gescheurde is the typical attributive form before nouns. The verb scheuren covers tearing actions, whether accidental or intentional.

See also: Scheuren, gescheurd.

Overall, gescheurde functions as a descriptive, attributive form indicating that something has been torn, and it follows standard Dutch adjective inflection rules.