Regulierte

Regulierte is a German term that can function as both a verb form and an adjective related to regulation. It is most often encountered as the simple past tense form of the verb regulieren, meaning to regulate or to control through rules, standards, or constraints. In this use, regulierte describes an action completed in the past, as in Der Staat regulierte den Markt. This form corresponds to the third person singular in the Präteritum (past tense).

As an adjective, regulierte means "regulated" and is used to describe nouns that are subject to rules or oversight. After a definite article, the attributive form remains regulierte for various genders and numbers, for example: der regulierte Markt, die regulierte Industrie, das regulierte System, die regulierten Märkte. In these contexts, regulierte functions as a regressive or weak-ending adjective indicating a state brought about by regulation.

Grammatical note: the past participle used with perfect tenses is reguliert (e.g., hat reguliert). Therefore, regulierte as a standalone form is primarily a Präteritum verb form or an attributive adjective depending on sentence structure.

Usage examples:

- Verb: Er regulierte das Verkehrsnetz, um Staus zu reduzieren.

- Adjektiv: Die regulierte Branche erfordert klare Compliance.

Etymology: regulieren derives from Latin regula (rule) through Germanic and Romance language borrowings, with regulate as a close cognate in English.

See also: Regulierung (regulation), reguliert (participle used in perfect tenses).