Transportiert

Transportiert is the past participle of the German verb transportieren, meaning to move or convey something from one place to another by a means of transport. It is used to describe something that has been moved and can also function as a participial adjective, for example transportierte Güter (transported goods).

In standard German, transportieren is a regular -ieren verb, and its past participle is formed without the ge- prefix: transportiert. It combines with the auxiliary haben to form the perfect tense: Ich habe die Güter transportiert. It can also appear in passive constructions with werden: Die Güter werden transportiert.

Etymology traces transportieren to trans- (across) and portieren (to carry), ultimately from Latin portare and related to the English word transport. The term is widely used in logistics, shipping, and supply chain contexts, but also appears in general prose to indicate that items, information, or people have been moved.

Usage notes: as an attributive adjective, the past participle inflects like other adjectives before nouns, e.g., transportierte Güter (the transported goods). In scientific or technical writing, transportiert can describe movement phenomena, such as substances transported across membranes or systems. The word is common in both everyday and specialized German, with tense and voice determined by the accompanying auxiliary or auxiliary verb.