Gestellt

Gestellt is the past participle of the German verb stellen, meaning to place, set, put, or to pose. In standard usage it appears in perfect tenses with haben (Ich habe das Buch auf den Tisch gestellt) and in the passive voice with werden (Es wird gestellt; Das wurde gestellt). As a participle, gestellt can function in finite verb forms or as part of compound tenses.

As an attributive adjective, gestellt also serves to describe nouns and takes inflection consistent with gender, number, and case. Common examples include gestellte Fragen (posed questions), gestellte Aufgaben (assigned tasks), and ein gestellter Antrag (a submitted proposal). In these cases the participle is declined similarly to other adjectives, for example eine gestellte Frage (feminine, singular) or einen gestellten Antrag (masculine, accusative, singular).

Usage notes:

- With transitive verbs of the Stellen family, stellen governs a direct object in the accusative: Ich habe den Wecker gestellt.

- In the passive, the form kann be used with auxiliary werden: Die Möbel wurden gestellt.

- The participle also appears in figurative phrases such as “eine gestellte Frage,” indicating that a question has been asked or posed, rather than simply present.

Etymology and related forms:

Stellen originates from Old High German and Middle High German and is cognate with related Germanic terms for standing or placing. The noun Stellung (position, stance, or placement) is derived from the same root, as is the adjective and participle form vertreten in various compounds.

In summary, gestellt is a versatile past participle of stellen, used in perfect and passive constructions, and as an attributive adjective to denote something that has been placed, set up, or posed.