Hingewiesen

Hingewiesen is the past participle of the German verb hinweisen, meaning to point out, indicate, or draw attention to something. It is used to express that someone has directed attention to a fact or issue, or that a matter has been noted or referenced.

The participle is used with the auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses, as in "Der Bericht hat auf Risiken hingewiesen" or "Der Arzt hat auf mögliche Nebenwirkungen hingewiesen." In passive or impersonal constructions, it can appear as "Es wird darauf hingewiesen, dass..." or "Es wurde darauf hingewiesen." The common construction is "auf etwas hinweisen" with the preposition auf governing the accusative.

Hingewiesen occurs with the separable prefix verb hinweisen; in main clauses the present tense form is "weist hin" or "weisen ... hin," while in subordinate clauses the prefix is separated: "dass darauf hingewiesen wird." The phrase "darauf" serves as a resumptive pronoun referring to the matter previously mentioned. In everyday and formal language alike, the expression helps convey instruction, caution, or citation of a source.

Etymologically, hinweist is built from hin- (toward, in that direction) and weisen (to point, indicate). The participle hingewiesen literally means “pointed to” or “indicated.” It is closely related to synonyms such as aufzeigen and verweisen, which convey similar senses of drawing attention or directing someone to information.

Examples:

- Der Bericht weist auf Fehler hin.

- Es wird darauf hingewiesen, dass Sicherheitsvorschriften einzuhalten sind.

- Der Lehrer hat auf einen Fehler hingewiesen.