Geteilt

Geteilt is the past participle of the German verb teilen (to divide, to share). It also functions as an adjective or as part of compound verb forms. In usage, geteilt describes something that has been divided into parts or distributed among recipients, and it can refer to physical division as well as to more abstract separations, such as opinions.

Grammatically, geteilt is used with the auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses: Ich habe die Aufgaben geteilt; Wir haben die Ressourcen geteilt. The passive voice is built with werden: Die Aufgaben wurden geteilt. When used attributively as an adjective, it agrees with the noun: eine geteilte Meinung, geteilte Interessen, geteilte Besitzverhältnisse.

Common contexts include mathematics, where the phrase geteilt durch expresses division (drei geteilt durch sieben). In social, economic, or political contexts, geteilte Ressourcen, geteilte Meinungen oder eine geteilte Stadt are used to signal distribution or division of territory or sentiment. The nuance differs from gespalten, which more strongly implies a rupture or fracture.

Etymology and related terms: geteilt derives from teilen with the German prefix ge-. Related words include Teil (part), Teilung (division), and aufteilen (to split up).