Geschossen

Geschossen is the past participle of the German verb schießen (to shoot). It is used primarily to form perfect tenses with the auxiliary haben, as in "Der Schütze hat geschossen" (The shooter has fired). It also appears in passive constructions, for example "Es wurde geschossen" (Shots were fired) or the periphrastic passive "Es ist geschossen worden." In addition, geschossen can function as an adjectival participle to describe an object that has undergone the action, such as "eine geschossene Kugel" (a fired bullet).

Etymology and form: geschossen is a regular past participle formed from schießen with the ge- prefix and the -en suffix. The root verb schießen itself is of Germanic origin and remains the basis for related terms in shoot-related terminology, such as Geschoss (bullet or projectile) and Schuss (shot).

Usage notes: In standard German, geschossen is primarily a grammatical form rather than a stand-alone noun. It is not generally used as a separate lexical item outside of compound constructions or as part of tense and voice expressions. The related noun Geschoss should be used when referring to a projectile, whereas geschossen pertains to the action of shooting.

See also: Geschoss (projectile), Schießen (to shoot), Schuss (shot).